麻辣 (má là) — numbing and spicy (Sichuan-style flavor)

Definition

Examples

• 我特别喜欢麻辣火锅，冬天吃最过瘾。
  Wǒ tè bié xǐ huan má là huǒ guō, dōng tiān chī zuì guò yǐn.
  I really like numbing and spicy hot pot; it's most satisfying in winter.
• 这种麻辣的口味在四川菜里很常见。
  Zhè zhǒng má là de kǒu wèi zài sì chuān cài lǐ hěn cháng jiàn.
  This numbing and spicy flavor is very common in Sichuan cuisine.
• 他第一次吃麻辣面，辣得直冒汗。
  Tā dì yī cì chī má là miàn, là dé zhí mào hàn.
  He ate numbing and spicy noodles for the first time and was sweating from the heat.