面酱 (miàn jiàng) is a traditional Chinese ferme

Shrimp paste (xiā jiàng) is a pungent, fermented

‘甜面酱’ (tián miàn jiàng) is a traditional C

Chili sauce (là jiāo jiàng) is a savory, spicy

Doubanjiang (broad-bean paste) is a savory, fermen

"Jiàng yóu" literally means "fermented-paste oil

果醋 (guǒ cù) literally means 'fruit vinegar' —

White vinegar (bái cù) is a clear, sharp-tasting

Xiāng cù (fragrant vinegar) is a traditional Chi

Chén cù (aged vinegar) is a traditional Chinese

Rice vinegar, or 'mǐ cù', is a mild, slightly sw

‘醉氧’ (zuì yǎng) literally means 'intoxicated

‘醉驾’ literally combines 醉 (zuì, 'intoxicated

‘醉汉’ literally combines 醉 (zuì), meaning 'in

‘配角’ literally means ‘accompanying role’—‘

配音 (pèi yīn) literally means 'to match sound'

配方 (pèi fāng) literally combines 配 (pèi), me

Xiāngchóu (乡愁) is a poetic and emotionally ric

‘乡音’ literally means ‘hometown sound’—combi

‘Tóng xiāng’ literally combines ‘tóng’ (sam

‘乡村’ (xiāng cūn) literally combines ‘乡’ (

巡逻车 (xún luó chē) literally means 'patrol ve

Luó jí xìng is a noun meaning 'logicality' or '

巡逻队 (xún luó duì) literally means 'patrol te

逻辑学 (luó jí xué) is the academic discipline

逻辑 (luó jí) is a noun meaning 'logic'—the sys

‘避讳’ (bì huì) is a traditional Chinese cultu

遗传 (yíchuán) literally combines 遗 (yí, 'to l

‘遗嘱’ (yízhǔ) is a formal noun meaning 'will'

‘遗产’ (yíchǎn) literally combines ‘遗’ (yí

违例 (wéi lì) literally combines 违 (‘to violat

达人 (dá rén) literally combines 达 (dá), meani

Zàoyì is a formal noun meaning 'attainment' or '

‘逗号’ (dòu hào) is the standard Chinese term

'Zhèng tú' literally combines 'zhèng' (correct,

‘同途’ literally means 'same path' or 'shared co

'歧途' literally means 'forked path'—'歧' (qí) s

‘逃税’ literally means ‘to flee tax’ — the ch

返璞归真 is a classical four-character idiom meani

返祖 (fǎn zǔ) literally means 'returning to the