New Practical Chinese Reader Lesson 5.53 - Page 1

vinegar

to glare; to stare

to open wide; to stare

to accommodate; to provide

oil

salt

to inform; to notify

mature vinegar

old

door; family

pickled Chinese cabbage; Chinese sauerkraut

acid

cabbage

poplar

to act as a matchmaker

crock; urn; vat

family property accumulated over a long time; resources

thick; deep; large

plain boiled pork

to cook noodles in boiling water

micellaneous; mixed; sundry

not salty

genuine; true; real

can do nothing about it; can't help it

taro cooked with pork

taro

sweet food

sweet potato

balsam pear

market for farm produce

to belong to; to be part of

vegetable out of season and in short supply

price

taste

taste; flavor; sapor

this shows; can thus see

from this; herefrom

cordate houttuynia

having the smell of fish

indicating concession

long thin piece

not be serious; not matter

important; be serious

strong; intense; violent

hot pepper; capsicum; chilli

line; thread

kitchen range; cooking stove

(of degrees) extremely; exceedingly

feeling slight prickles or tremors (of tongue)

Chinese prickly ash; seed of such plant