面糊 (miàn hù) — batter (flour-and-water mixture for frying); cooked flour paste (as a simple food)
Definition
A simple mix of flour and water, used as a coating for frying (batter) or eaten as a plain porridge-like food. The same word covers both uses; context tells you which.
noun
batter (flour-and-water mixture for frying)cooked flour paste (as a simple food)
Examples
- ，。Zuò zhá yú zhī qián, xiān bǎ yú guǒ shàng miàn hù.Before frying the fish, first coat it in batter.
- 面糊，。Zhè ge miàn hù diào dé tài xī le, zài jiā diǎn miàn fěn ba.This batter is too thin; add a bit more flour.
- 面糊。Xiǎo shí hou nǎi nai cháng zuò miàn hù gěi wǒ men dāng zǎo cān.When I was little, Grandma often made flour paste for our breakfast.
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