麻辣烫
má là tàng
Pinyin

Definition

麻辣烫
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má là tàng
  1. hot spicy soup (often sold in street stalls)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

芝麻
zhī ma
  1. 1 sesame (seed)
辣
là
  1. 1 old variant of 辣[là]
辣椒
là jiāo
  1. 1 hot pepper
  2. 2 chili
麻将
má jiàng
  1. 1 mahjong
  2. 2 CL:副[fù]
麻烦
má fan
  1. 1 inconvenient
  2. 2 troublesome
  3. 3 annoying
  4. 4 to trouble or bother sb
  5. 5 to put sb to trouble
亚麻
yà má
  1. 1 flax
密密麻麻
mì mi má má
  1. 1 numerous and close together
  2. 2 densely packed
  3. 3 thickly dotted
  4. 4 thick
  5. 5 dense
火辣
huǒ là
  1. 1 painful heat
  2. 2 scorching
  3. 3 rude and forthright
  4. 4 provocative
  5. 5 hot
  6. 6 sexy
发麻
fā má
  1. 1 to feel numb
肉麻
ròu má
  1. 1 sickening
  2. 2 corny
  3. 3 sappy
  4. 4 maudlin
  5. 5 fulsome (of praise)
芝麻官
zhī ma guān
  1. 1 low ranking official
  2. 2 petty bureaucrat
麻
má
  1. 1 variant of 麻[má]
  2. 2 hemp
辛辣
xīn là
  1. 1 spicy hot (taste)
  2. 2 fig. biting (criticism)
辣妹
Là mèi
  1. 1 Spice Girls (1990s UK pop group)
辣子
là zi
  1. 1 cayenne pepper
  2. 2 chili
辣椒酱
là jiāo jiàng
  1. 1 red pepper paste
  2. 2 chili sauce
酸甜苦辣
suān tián kǔ là
  1. 1 sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot
  2. 2 fig. the joys and sorrows of life
麻利
má li
  1. 1 swift
  2. 2 agile
  3. 3 efficient
  4. 4 quick-witted (colloquial)
麻木
má mù
  1. 1 numb
  2. 2 insensitive
  3. 3 apathetic
麻油
má yóu
  1. 1 sesame oil

Idioms (11)

吃香喝辣
chī xiāng hē là
  1. 1 lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to live well
心乱如麻
xīn luàn rú má
  1. 1 one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused
  2. 2 disconcerted
  3. 3 upset
心狠手辣
xīn hěn shǒu là
  1. 1 vicious and merciless (idiom)
快刀斩乱麻
kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má
  1. 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
  2. 2 cutting the Gordian knot
快刀断乱麻
kuài dāo duàn luàn má
  1. 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
  2. 2 cutting the Gordian knot
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā
  1. 1 to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
杀人如麻
shā rén rú má
  1. 1 lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to kill people like flies
姜还是老的辣
jiāng hái shì lǎo de là
  1. 1 ginger gets spicier as it gets older (idiom)
  2. 2 the older, the wiser
闭塞眼睛捉麻雀
bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má què
  1. 1 lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to act blindly
陈谷子烂芝麻
chén gǔ zi làn zhī ma
  1. 1 lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip
麻雀虽小，五脏俱全
má què suī xiǎo , wǔ zàng jù quán
  1. 1 The sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom).
  2. 2 small but complete in every detail

Sample Sentences

吃吃喝喝姐最在行了，麻辣烫一定要试的啊！
chīchī hēhē jiě zuì zàiháng le ，málàtàng yīdìng yào shì de ā ！
You know your big sis is the best person to ask for places to eat and drink! You have to try spicy soup!
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这儿有麻辣烫吗？
zhèr yǒu málàtàng ma ？
Do they have hot spicy soup here?
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我喜欢在路边买夜宵。我最爱吃麻辣烫。羊肉串也很好吃。
wǒ xǐhuan zài lùbiān mǎi yèxiāo 。wǒ zuì ài chī mālàtàng 。yángròuchuàn yě hěn hǎochī 。
I like buying late night snacks on the street. My favorite is hot and spicy soup. Lamb kebabs are great too.
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