麻辣烫 (麻辣燙)
má là tàng
Pinyin

Definition

麻辣烫 (麻辣燙)
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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 classifier: 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

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

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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