Chinglish Dictionary

Fried husband with peanuts

老公花生米

Fried peanuts (hilarious mistranslation)

Scallion pancake

葱油饼

A traditional Chinese fried pancake 🫓, flour dough mixed with chopped scallions, fried until golden and crispy, layers r...

Pulled noodle

拉面

A classic hand-stretched Chinese noodle 🍜, featuring long, elastic, chewy strands made by manually stretching and foldin...

Spicy grilled fish

麻辣烤鱼

A classic Chinese grilled dish 🐟, fresh fish grilled and soaked in spicy soup, with tender fish meat and rich spicy flav...

No door是什么意思

没门！

No way! Absolutely not!

Sour and spicy rice noodles

酸辣米粉

A classic Chinese rice noodle dish 🍜, rice noodles with sour and spicy soup, fresh and appetizing, a popular snack in so...

Save a little face for me

给我留点面子

Please give me some dignity; don't embarrass me publicly

Bone broth

骨头汤

A traditional Chinese nourishing soup 🥘, animal bones boiled for a long time, milky white soup, rich in collagen, nouris...

Shrimp dumpling

虾饺

A classic Cantonese morning tea dim sum 🦐, transparent wrapper filled with fresh shrimp, tender and fresh, the king of C...

Rice noodle roll

肠粉

A classic Cantonese snack 🥞, made by steaming rice syrup into thin soft rolls, with ingredients like beef, shrimp, eggs,...

Steamed egg custard

蒸蛋羹

A soft Chinese home-cooked dish 🥚, eggs steamed into tender custard, smooth and nutritious, suitable for the elderly, ch...

Egg fried rice

蛋炒饭

A classic Chinese home-cooked rice 🍚, rice stir-fried with eggs, green onions, etc., simple ingredients, fragrant grains...

Do not pick the flowers

请勿摘花

This is a public civilized and environmental protection reminder phrase that prohibits people from picking, plucking or ...

Silk tofu

嫩豆腐

A super tender Chinese soybean product 🧈, smooth and delicate texture, made of soybeans, suitable for soup, stir-fry, co...

Numbing spicy hot pot

麻辣火锅

A classic Sichuan hot pot 🍲, spicy and numbing soup base made with chili and Sichuan peppercorns, boiled with various in...

Eight treasure congee

八宝粥

A traditional Chinese nourishing congee 🍚, glutinous rice boiled with eight kinds of ingredients like beans, nuts, dates...

Bone in egg是什么意思

鸡蛋里挑骨头

To deliberately look for flaws or faults where none exist; to nitpick

Shen jing bing

神经病

Pinyin of Chinese "shén jīng bìng", a commonly used internet slang; originally a medical term for neurological diseases,...

Have you eaten rice yet?

吃了吗？

Traditional Chinese greeting; equivalent to "How are you?"

Chinese hamburger / Rou jia mo

肉夹馍

A classic Shaanxi snack 🍔, crispy baked bun filled with braised pork, known as "Chinese hamburger", fragrant meat and cr...