黄油 (huáng yóu) — butter (dairy product); grease (lubricant); tallow (animal fat)
Definition
Literally 'yellow oil', 黄油 most commonly means the dairy spread 'butter'. The sense 'grease/tallow' is a separate, more technical usage (lubricants, animal fat rendered for candles).
noun
butter (dairy product)grease (lubricant)tallow (animal fat)
Measure word · 盒
Examples
- 黄油。Wǒ měi tiān zǎo shàng chī miàn bāo mǒ huáng yóu.I eat bread with butter every morning.
- 黄油。Zhè zhǒng huáng yóu kě yǐ yòng lái rùn huá jī qì.This kind of grease can be used to lubricate machinery.
- ，黄油。Chuán tǒng shàng, huáng yóu bèi yòng lái zhì zuò là zhú.Traditionally, tallow was used to make candles.
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