加鹽加醋
Chinese
editto add; plus | salt | to add; plus | vinegar | ||
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trad. (加鹽加醋) | 加 | 鹽 | 加 | 醋 | |
simp. (加盐加醋) | 加 | 盐 | 加 | 醋 | |
Literally: “add salt, add vinegar”. |
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gaa1 jim4 gaa1 cou3
- Yale: gā yìhm gā chou
- Cantonese Pinyin: gaa1 jim4 gaa1 tsou3
- Guangdong Romanization: ga1 yim4 ga1 cou3
- Sinological IPA (key): /kaː⁵⁵ jiːm²¹ kaː⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit加鹽加醋
- (Cantonese, figurative) to add colour to (a narration); to exaggerate; to embellish
Synonyms
editVariety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 添油加醋, 加油添醋, 加油加醋, 加油添醬, 添枝加葉, 添枝接葉, 有枝添葉 | |
Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 添油兒加醋, 有枝兒添葉兒 |
Singapore | 添油加醋 | |
Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 添油加醋 |
Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 添油添鹽 |
Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 加油添醬, 加油添醋 |
Cantonese | Hong Kong | 加鹽加醋 |
Northern Min | Jian'ou | 加花添草 |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 添枝加箬, 添跤添手, 生枝生箬 |
Quanzhou | 添跤添手 | |
Zhangzhou | 添跤添手 | |
Tainan | 添枝加箬 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 添跤添手 | |
Jieyang | 添湯落火, 添湯落汁 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 添油加醬 |
Suzhou | 添油加醬 | |
Hangzhou | 添油添醋 |