oil droplets; grease on soup
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
oil droplets floating on the surface of soup or broth; film of grease on liquid food
Often refers to the shiny, rainbow-hued layer of oil on top of soups. The variant 油花儿 (with erhua) is commonly used in spoken Northern Mandarin.
Zhè这
wǎn碗
jī鸡
tāng汤
shàng上
miàn面
piāo漂
zhe着
yī一
céng层
yóu油
huā花
。
This bowl of chicken soup has a layer of oil droplets floating on top.
Wǒ我
bù不
xǐ喜
huān欢
chī吃
dài带
yóu油
huā花
de的
tāng汤
，
gǎn感
jué觉
tài太
nì腻
le了
。
I don't like eating soup with oil floating on it; it feels too greasy.
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Mā妈
ma妈
yòng用
sháo勺
zi子
piē撇
qù去
le了
tāng汤
biǎo表
miàn面
de的
yóu油
huā花
。
Mom used a spoon to skim the oil droplets from the surface of the soup.
Nà那
wǎn碗
qīng清
tāng汤
lǐ里
yī一
diǎn点
yóu油
huā花
dōu都
méi没
yǒu有
，
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
qīng清
dàn淡
。
There wasn't a single drop of oil in that clear soup; it looked very light.