{"id":1175,"date":"2022-07-18T21:35:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T13:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=1175"},"modified":"2026-08-12T11:11:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T03:11:24","slug":"food-color","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/18\/food-color\/","title":{"rendered":"Food and Color Words in Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class=\"odc-hero-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Food_and_Color_Words_in_Chinese\"><\/span>Food and Color Words in Chinese<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-subtitle\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u98df\u7269\u8207\u984f\u8272\u8a5e\u5f59<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u98df\u7269\u4e0e\u989c\u8272\u8bcd\u6c47<\/span> sh\u00edw\u00f9 y\u01d4 y\u00e1ns\u00e8 c\u00edhu\u00ec<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p>Before we get into the vocab, one word is worth explaining first: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9905\u4e7e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u997c\u5e72<\/span> (b\u01d0ngg\u0101n). It gets translated as &#8220;cookie,&#8221; &#8220;biscuit,&#8221; &#8220;cracker,&#8221; &#8220;wafer&#8221; \u2014 basically any small, dry, flour-based snack falls under this one word. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9905<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u997c<\/span> (b\u01d0ng) means something shaped like a flat cake, usually made from flour or rice flour; <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e7e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5e72<\/span> (g\u0101n) means dry. Put them together and you get &#8220;dry cake-shaped thing,&#8221; which covers a lot of ground. Potato chips are the one exception \u2014 nobody knows why, they just don&#8217;t count.<\/p>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-kicker\">What&#8217;s on the menu<\/p>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Food_Words_in_Chinese\"><\/span>Food Words in Chinese<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <div class=\"odc-table-wrap\">\n  <table>\n    <thead>\n      <tr><th>Chinese<\/th><th>Pinyin<\/th><th>English<\/th><th>Korean<\/th><th>Japanese<\/th><\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr><td>\u7c73<\/td><td>m\u01d0<\/td><td>Uncooked rice<\/td><td>\uc300<\/td><td>\u7c73<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9e7d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u76d0<\/span><\/td><td>y\u00e1n<\/td><td>Salt<\/td><td>\uc18c\uae08<\/td><td>\u5869<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u7cd6<\/td><td>t\u00e1ng<\/td><td>Sugar<\/td><td>\uc124\ud0d5<\/td><td>\u30b7\u30e5\u30ac\u30fc<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u6cb9<\/td><td>y\u00f3u<\/td><td>Oil<\/td><td>\uae30\ub984<\/td><td>\u6cb9<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u725b\u6392<\/td><td>ni\u00fap\u00e1i<\/td><td>Steak<\/td><td>\uc2a4\ud14c\uc774\ud06c<\/td><td>\u30b9\u30c6\u30fc\u30ad<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u9752\u83dc<\/td><td>q\u012bngc\u00e0i<\/td><td>Green vegetable<\/td><td>\ucc44\uc18c<\/td><td>\u9752\u91ce\u83dc<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u4e09\u660e\u6cbb<\/td><td>s\u0101nm\u00edngzh\u00ec<\/td><td>Sandwich<\/td><td>\uc0cc\ub4dc\uc704\uce58<\/td><td>\u30b5\u30f3\u30c9\u30a4\u30c3\u30c1<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6f22\u5821<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c49\u5821\u5305<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">h\u00e0nb\u01ceo<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">h\u00e0nb\u01ceob\u0101o<\/span><\/td><td>Hamburger<\/td><td>\ud584\ubc84\uac70<\/td><td>\u30cf\u30f3\u30d0\u30fc\u30ac\u30fc<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u897f\u74dc<\/td><td>x\u012bgu\u0101<\/td><td>Watermelon<\/td><td>\uc218\ubc15<\/td><td>\u897f\u74dc<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6ce1\u9eb5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65b9\u4fbf\u9762<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">p\u00e0omi\u00e0n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">f\u0101ngbi\u00e0nmi\u00e0n<\/span><\/td><td>Instant noodles<\/td><td>\ub77c\uba74<\/td><td>\u30a4\u30f3\u30b9\u30bf\u30f3\u30c8\u30e9\u30fc\u30e1\u30f3<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9ede\u5fc3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u70b9\u5fc3<\/span><\/td><td>di\u01cenx\u012bn<\/td><td>Snack<\/td><td>\uac04\uc2dd<\/td><td>\u30b9\u30ca\u30c3\u30af<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u51b0\u6dc7\u6dcb<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51b0\u6fc0\u51cc<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">b\u012bngq\u00edl\u00edn<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">b\u012bngj\u012bl\u00edng<\/span><\/td><td>Ice cream<\/td><td>\uc544\uc774\uc2a4\ud06c\ub9bc<\/td><td>\u30a2\u30a4\u30b9\u30af\u30ea\u30fc\u30e0<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9905\u4e7e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u997c\u5e72<\/span><\/td><td>b\u01d0ngg\u0101n<\/td><td>Cookie<\/td><td>\uacfc\uc790<\/td><td>\u30af\u30c3\u30ad\u30fc<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u5564\u9152<\/td><td>p\u00edji\u01d4<\/td><td>Beer<\/td><td>\ub9e5\uc8fc<\/td><td>\u30d3\u30fc\u30eb<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7da0\u8336<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7eff\u8336<\/span><\/td><td>l\u01dcch\u00e1<\/td><td>Green tea<\/td><td>\ub179\ucc28<\/td><td>\u7dd1\u8336<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7d05\u8336<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7ea2\u8336<\/span><\/td><td>h\u00f3ngch\u00e1<\/td><td>Black tea<\/td><td>\ud64d\ucc28<\/td><td>\u7d05\u8336<\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-tip\">\ud83d\udca1 &#8220;Hamburger,&#8221; &#8220;instant noodles,&#8221; and &#8220;ice cream&#8221; aren&#8217;t just script differences \u2014 Taiwan says \u6f22\u5821 (h\u00e0nb\u01ceo), \u6ce1\u9eb5 (p\u00e0omi\u00e0n), \u51b0\u6dc7\u6dcb (b\u012bngq\u00edl\u00edn); China says \u6c49\u5821\u5305 (h\u00e0nb\u01ceob\u0101o), \u65b9\u4fbf\u9762 (f\u0101ngbi\u00e0nmi\u00e0n), \u51b0\u6fc0\u51cc (b\u012bngj\u012bl\u00edng).<\/p>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-kicker\">Putting it all together<\/p>\n  <h3 class=\"odc-examples-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Examples\"><\/span>Examples<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-example\">\n    <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u725b\u6392<\/span><rt>ni\u00fap\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8acb<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e6b<\/span><rt>b\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a\u6210<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2ch\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">5<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206<\/span><rt>f\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u719f<\/span><rt>sh\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u725b\u6392<\/span><rt>ni\u00fap\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf7<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e2e<\/span><rt>b\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a\u6210<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2ch\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">5<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206<\/span><rt>f\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u719f<\/span><rt>sh\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <span class=\"odc-translation\">Steak, please make it medium rare for me.<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-example\">\n    <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u590f\u5929<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0ti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u665a\u4e0a<\/span><rt>w\u01censh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7f50<\/span><rt>gu\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5564\u9152<\/span><rt>p\u00edji\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6700<\/span><rt>zu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eab\u53d7<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengsh\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u590f\u5929<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0ti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u665a\u4e0a<\/span><rt>w\u01censhang<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7f50<\/span><rt>gu\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5564\u9152<\/span><rt>p\u00edji\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6700<\/span><rt>zu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eab\u53d7<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengsh\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <span class=\"odc-translation\">Drinking a can of beer on a summer evening is the most enjoyable thing.<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-kicker\">Every color in the crayon box<\/p>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Color_Words_in_Chinese\"><\/span>Color Words in Chinese<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <div class=\"odc-table-wrap\">\n  <table>\n    <thead>\n      <tr><th>Chinese<\/th><th>Pinyin<\/th><th>English<\/th><th>Korean<\/th><th>Japanese<\/th><\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u85cd\u8272<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u84dd\u8272<\/span><\/td><td>l\u00e1ns\u00e8<\/td><td>Blue<\/td><td>\ud30c\ub780\uc0c9<\/td><td>\u9752<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7da0\u8272<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7eff\u8272<\/span><\/td><td>l\u01dcs\u00e8<\/td><td>Green<\/td><td>\ucd08\ub85d\uc0c9<\/td><td>\u7dd1<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7d05\u8272<\/span><span 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id=\"Little_Pink_Chinas_Online_Patriots\"><\/span>Little Pink: China&#8217;s Online Patriots<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n  <div class=\"odc-callout\">\n    <p>Ever come across the term <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c0f\u7c89\u7d05<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5c0f\u7c89\u7ea2<\/span> (Little Pink)? 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