residual oil; oil dregs; sludge
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
thick, viscous oil remaining at the bottom of an oil container; oil dregs; sediment
neutralAlso called 油脚 (yóu jiǎo) in some dialect regions. Usually has a negative connotation of being impure or difficult to use.
Yóu油
píng瓶
zi子
lǐ里
de的
yóu油
dǐ底
zi子
tài太
chóu稠
le了
，
dǎo倒
bù不
chū出
lái来
。
The residual oil at the bottom of the bottle is too thick to pour out.
Nǎi奶
nai奶
zǒng总
shì是
bǎ把
yóu油
dǐ底
zi子
liú留
zhe着
chǎo炒
cài菜
，
shuō说
zhè这
yàng样
xiāng香
。
Grandma always saves the oil dregs for stir-frying, saying it makes the food more fragrant.
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Zhè这
gè个
yóu油
guàn罐
dǐ底
bù部
de的
yóu油
dǐ底
zi子
yǐ已
jīng经
níng凝
gù固
le了
。
The oil sludge at the bottom of this tank has already solidified.