Definition
面糊 (miàn hù) is a noun referring to a thick, sticky mixture made from flour and water (or other liquid), used in Chinese cooking as a batter for frying (e.g., 面糊炸鱼 'fish fried in batter') or as a cooked paste eaten as a simple food. It is distinct from 面糊 (miàn hu), which is a dialect word for 'noodles' or 'flour paste' — the tone difference matters. This entry covers the HSK 7 sense of a semi-liquid batter or paste.
n.
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，。Zhège miàn hù tiáo de tài xī le, zài jiā diǎn miànfěn ba.This batter is too thin; add a bit more flour.
- 面糊。Xiǎo shíhou nǎinai cháng zuò miàn hù gěi wǒmen dāng zǎocān.When I was little, Grandma often made flour paste for our breakfast.
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