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the fish hold (of a fishing vessel)

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鱼舱

yú cāng

the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸

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五味

wǔ wèi

the flesh of a fruit

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果肉

guǒ ròu

the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4], Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]

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四大名著

sì dà míng zhù

the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism)

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四大

sì dà

the heroes of Liangshan Marsh (in the novel "Water Margin" 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4])

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梁山好汉

liáng shān hǎo hàn

the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the "Book of Dao" 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1])

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上善若水

shàng shàn ruò shuǐ

the kitchen area of a restaurant

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后厨

hòu chú

the meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten

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好饭不怕晚

hǎo fàn bú pà wǎn

the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)

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近水楼台先得月

jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān dé yuè

the rice is cooked

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生米煮成熟饭

shēng mǐ zhǔ chéng shú fàn

the three gods in charge of heaven, earth and water (Daoism)

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三官大帝

sān guān dà dì

the three sacrificial animals (originally cow, sheep and pig

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三牲

sān shēng

there are plenty more fish in the sea (idiom)

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天涯何处无芳草

tiān yá hé chù wú fāng cǎo

there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom)

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天上不会掉馅饼

tiān shàng bú huì diào xiàn bǐng

thick soup

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浓汤

nóng tāng

thin coat, meager food (idiom)

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衣单食薄

yī dān shí bó

thin flat cake

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薄饼

báo bǐng

three types of waste product, namely: waste water 廢水|废水[fei4 shui3], exhaust gas 廢氣|废气[fei4 qi4], industrial slag 廢渣|废渣[fei4 zha1]

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三废

sān fèi

tiger salad, a northeast China dish usually consisting of hot pepper, cucumber, cilantro and leek

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老虎菜

lǎo hǔ cài

timid

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怯懦

qiè nuò

to accidentally eat

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误食

wù shí

to adapt to sb's taste

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投其所好

tóu qí suǒ hào

to add spice

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加辣

jiā là