焦黄 (jiāo huáng) — browned (of food, especially fried or toasted); sallow (of skin color, e.g. from illness)
Definition
An adjective-style result describing a browned or sallow color — used for food toasted/fried too long and for an unhealthy yellowish skin tone. Functions as a verb here mainly in resultative constructions (烤得焦黄).
verb
browned (of food, especially fried or toasted)sallow (of skin color, e.g. from illness)
Examples
- 焦黄，。Miàn bāo kǎo dé jiāo huáng le, kàn qǐ lái hěn xiāng.The bread is toasted browned; it looks delicious.
- 焦黄，。Tā zuì jìn liǎn sè jiāo huáng, kě néng shì bìng le.His complexion has been sallow lately; maybe he's sick.
- ，焦黄。Chǎo cài shí huǒ tài dà, cài dōu chǎo dé jiāo huáng le.The heat was too high while stir-frying, and the vegetables got browned.
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