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Youtiao is occasionally dipped into various liquids, for example the soup xidoufen, soy milk (sweet or salty), and soy sauce. Youtiao is also an important ingredient of the food cífàn tuán in Shanghai cuisine. Tánggāo (Chinese: 糖糕), or "sugar cake", is a sweet, fried food item similar in appearance to youtiao but shorter in length.
A Chinese-English Dictionary: 1892: Herbert Allen Giles' bestselling dictionary, 2nd ed. 1912 A Dictionary of the Chinese Language: 1815–1823: First Chinese-English, English-Chinese dictionary, Robert Morrison: A Syllabic Dictionary of the Chinese Language: 1874: First Chinese-English dictionary to include regional pronunciations, Samuel ...
Words of Chinese origin have entered European languages, including English. Most of these were direct loanwords from various varieties of Chinese.However, Chinese words have also entered indirectly via other languages, particularly Korean, Japanese and Vietnamese, that have all used Chinese characters at some point and contain a large number of Chinese loanwords.
Zhaliang or cha leung (simplified Chinese: 炸两; traditional Chinese: 炸兩; Jyutping: zaa3 loeng2; Cantonese Yale: jaléung), literally "fried two," [1] is a Cantonese dim sum. It is made by tightly wrapping rice noodle roll around youtiao (fried dough). [2] It can be found in Chinese restaurants in Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macau and Malaysia.
A meal of bak kut teh served with youtiao.. Bak kut teh is commonly consumed in both Malaysia and Singapore. [3] The origin of bak kut teh is unclear, but it is believed to have been brought over from Fujian, China [4] [1] [2] said to be based on a Quanzhou dish of beef ribs stewed with herbs known as niu pai ("beef steak").
Lin's Chinese-English Dictionary of Modern Usage comprises approximately 8,100 character head entries and 110,000 word and phrase entries. [10] It includes both modern Chinese neologisms such as xǐnǎo 洗腦 "brainwash" and many Chinese loanwords from English such as yáogǔn 搖滾 "rock 'n' roll" and xīpí 嬉皮 "hippie".
The Kangxi Dictionary (Chinese: 康熙字典; pinyin: Kāngxī zìdiǎn) is a Chinese dictionary published in 1716 during the High Qing, considered from the time of its publishing until the early 20th century to be the most authoritative reference for written Chinese characters.
Shaobing is not very well known in southern China, [citation needed] unlike other northern dishes like mantou, baozi, and youtiao. Most Shaobing are popular in the northern part of China. Different types of shaobing are often associated with certain cities and towns. Shaobing is a common breakfast item.