馅
xiàn
Meaning
- filling; stuffing (for dumplings, pies etc)
Definition
包在面食、点心等内部的食物，通常由肉、菜、糖等制成。
Filling or stuffing placed inside pastries, dumplings, or other foods, typically made from meat, vegetables, sugar, etc.
Usage
常指饺子、包子、月饼等食物的内部填充物，用于描述食物的内容或口味。
Refers to the inner filling of foods like dumplings, buns, mooncakes, used to describe the content or flavor of the food.
Examples
- 1 这个饺子的馅很好吃。(The filling of this dumpling is very delicious.)
- 2 月饼的馅有豆沙、莲蓉等。(Mooncake fillings include red bean paste, lotus seed paste, etc.)
- 3 我喜欢吃猪肉白菜馅的包子。(I like buns stuffed with pork and cabbage.)
- 4 馅饼的馅要调得咸淡适中。(The filling of the pie should be seasoned with just the right amount of salt.)
- 5 做春卷时，馅料要提前炒熟。(When making spring rolls, the filling should be stir-fried in advance.)
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