醃 (yān) - To preserve food by salting, pickling, or curing & to marinate.

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醃 · yān

To preserve food by salting, pickling, or curing;

to marinate.

To preserve food by salting, pickling, or curingto marinate.

Usage highlights

Pickled vegetablesSalted fishCured meatPickled mustard greensPickled radishPickling method

Synonyms

  • 腌— Simplified form of 醃 with identical meaning
  • 漬— To soak, pickle, or marinate
  • 滷— To stew in soy sauce-based marinade

Antonyms

  • 鮮— Fresh (opposite of preserved)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Grandma pickles vegetables every winter (醃菜).
  • This is salted fish (醃魚).
  • They cure meat for the winter (醃肉).
  • I like pickled mustard greens (醃酸菜).

Collocations

  • Pickled vegetables(醃菜)
  • Salted fish(醃魚)
  • Cured meat(醃肉)
  • Pickled mustard greens(醃酸菜)
  • Pickled radish(醃蘿蔔)
  • Pickling method(醃制法)

Idioms

  • Salted and dried(醃臢潑才)
  • Salted and dried, a term for something messy or dirty(醃臢)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 醃 is an ancient food preservation technique crucial before refrigeration.
  • Pickling is prominent in Chinese culinary traditions across regions.
  • It represents resourcefulness in utilizing seasonal abundance and preventing waste.

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