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latiao, spicy gluten strip (Chinese snack)

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辣条

là tiáo

laziji, spicy dish of chicken cubes stir-fried with chili peppers

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辣子鸡

là zǐ jī

leaf (usually bamboo or reed leaf) used to wrap sticky rice dumplings 粽子[zong4 zi5]

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粽叶

zòng yè

leaf vegetable

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叶菜

yè cài

leafy green vegetable

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绿叶菜

lǜ yè cài

leafy green vegetable

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绿叶蔬菜

lǜ yè shū cài

lean meat

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瘦肉

shòu ròu

lecithin (phospholipid found in egg yolk)

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蛋黄素

dàn huáng sù

leftover food

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剩饭

shèng fàn

leftovers (food)

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剩菜

shèng cài

leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc)

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茶余饭后

chá yú fàn hòu

liangfen (Chinese dish)

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凉粉

liáng fěn

liangpi (noodle-like dish)

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凉皮

liáng pí

light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored)

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清淡

qīng dàn

light meal

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轻食

qīng shí

light water (as opposed to heavy water)

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轻水

qīng shuǐ

light water reactor (LWR)

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轻水反应堆

qīng shuǐ fǎn yìng duī

like a fish back in water (idiom)

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如鱼得水

rú yú dé shuǐ

liquid water (as opposed to steam or ice)

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液态水

yè tài shuǐ

lit. a breeze springs up and creates waves on the water (idiom)

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风生水起

fēng shēng shuǐ qǐ

lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom)

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斗酒只鸡

dòu jiǔ zhī jī

lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom)

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只鸡斗酒

zhī jī dòu jiǔ

lit. a fish that escaped the net (idiom)

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漏网之鱼

lòu wǎng zhī yú

lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom)

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近水楼台

jìn shuǐ lóu tái