| 老虎菜 |
lǎo hǔ cài |
tiger salad, a northeast China dish usually consisting of hot pepper, cucumber, cilantro and leek |
| 老 |
lǎo |
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough |
| 老虎 |
lǎo hǔ |
tiger / CL:只 |
| 虎 |
hǔ |
tiger / CL:只 |
| 菜 |
cài |
vegetable; greens (CL:棵) / dish (of food) (CL:样,道,盘) / (of one's skills etc) weak; poor / (coll.) (one's) type |