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Guess the Slang (Chinese Food Slang Series 2) March 03, 2026 |
Guess the Slang
This is the second part of the Chinese slangs using food name series. Last month, we shared a lot of slangs for Chinese New Year. We will cover many of them this month that you can use in every day life. March 18 will be the last day of Chinese New Year this year. So, stick to your gun when it comes to these Chinese slangs. Always say the great things to bring you and people around you the best of luck and prosperity. Continue to enjoy the rest of the Chinese Spring Festival!
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Even you say it after the Chinese New Year, Chinese still love this beautiful mistake.
Fun CultureExploring More Chinese Slangs
It’s very common that people in Hong Kong say “small potato” in English. Many of them can speak basic English because it was under the British colonial rule since 1842. I still remember the time how people picked up this slang from a Hong Kong TV series. Next, I realized that people felt like they had to say it. Or, they were outdated and not following the trend. It’s commonly said in this way, “I am just a small potato.” It means that I work in a very low level position in my company that I don’t have the power to make any decision. 薯仔 although this Chinese phrase also means “small potato”, saying it out loud in Cantonese has a very different meaning. It means “fool”. In some Hong Kong movies with the mob story background, you may find this very often in the movie. One of the mob bosses says, “Don’t treat me like a 薯仔.” It means, "Don't treat me like a fool." 桃李滿門 this is not a slang, but a very traditional 4-letter Chinese phrase. This is always used for teachers of any kind. They can be your school teachers, a kung fu master and so forth. It is a very high respectful greeting and still popularly used. It wishes the teacher having students everywhere. 炒魷魚 means fried calamari. When someone was fired by his/her boss, that former employee was the fried calamari. 食檸檬 what’s “eating lemon” represent? It is only applied to one scenario when a lady rejected the pursue of a man, the guy would say, “I eat a lemon.” Or “She handed me a lemon.” 包雲吞 when someone tells you that he/she wraps wonton means he/she is sick. You can imagine someone blowing his/her nose with tissue paper. I don’t think I need to explain any further. You got the idea. 如魚得水 - direct translation of this phrase means “like fish going back into the water”. We all know fish survive in water where they get their freedom and
prosper. This is wishing someone's prosperity after changing job or living environment.
Featuring RecipeSweet and Sour MeatballsA few more weeks, Chinese New Year will be over. Why not take the opportunity to have more blessings and prosperity with the food? This meatball recipe wishes you more wealth rolling into your house.
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