卤 (lǔ) - bittern & brine
卤 · lǔ
bittern;
brine;
halogen;
marinade;
to stew in soy sauce and spices;
stupid, crude.
bitternbrinehalogen
Usage highlights
marinade saucemarinated foodhalogen elementsalinebrine wellmarinated beef
Usage & contexts
Examples
- Add some soy sauce marinade (卤汁) to the dish.
- Halogen lamps (卤素灯) are bright but hot.
- This is a traditional marinated dish (卤味).
- The land here is saline-alkali soil (卤地).
Collocations
- marinade sauce(卤汁)
- marinated food(卤味)
- halogen element(卤素)
- saline-alkali land(卤地)
- brine well(卤井)
- marinated beef(卤牛肉)
Idioms
- Crude and shallow(卤莽灭裂)
- Rash and reckless(粗卤莽撞)
Cultural background
FAQ- Originally referred to natural saline-alkali land or salt brine; later extended to cooking methods using soy sauce and spices.
- In chemistry, refers to halogen elements due to their salt-forming properties.
- Historically used to describe crude or unrefined behavior.