| 鱼生火，肉生痰，青菜豆腐保平安 |
yú shēng huǒ , ròu shēng tán , qīng cài dòu fu bǎo píng ān |
fish brings heat, meat brings phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you healthy |
| 鱼 |
Yú |
surname Yu |
| 鱼 |
yú |
fish (CL:条,尾) / used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鲍鱼, alligators and crocodiles 鳄鱼 and octopi 章鱼) |
| 鱼生 |
yú shēng |
sliced raw fish |
| 生 |
shēng |
to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born / to arise; to occur / to light (a fire) / to live; to be alive / life / raw; uncooked; unprocessed / unfamiliar; strange / (bound form) student; person engaged in a field / (bound form) male role in traditional opera / (bound form) life; lifetime / (bound form) means of livelihood / (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼) / (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽) |
| 生火 |
shēng huǒ |
to make a fire; to light a fire |
| 火 |
Huǒ |
surname Huo |
| 火 |
huǒ |
fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86 |
| 肉 |
ròu |
meat / flesh / pulp (of a fruit) / (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy / (of a person) flabby / irresolute / Kangxi radical 130 |
| 生 |
shēng |
to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born / to arise; to occur / to light (a fire) / to live; to be alive / life / raw; uncooked; unprocessed / unfamiliar; strange / (bound form) student; person engaged in a field / (bound form) male role in traditional opera / (bound form) life; lifetime / (bound form) means of livelihood / (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼) / (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽) |
| 痰 |
tán |
phlegm / spittle |
| 青 |
Qīng |
abbr. for 青海, Qinghai Province |
| 青 |
qīng |
green / blue / black / youth / young (of people) |
| 青菜 |
qīng cài |
green vegetables / Chinese cabbage |
| 菜 |
cài |
vegetable; greens (CL:棵) / dish (of food) (CL:样,道,盘) / (of one's skills etc) weak; poor / (coll.) (one's) type |
| 菜豆 |
cài dòu |
kidney bean |
| 豆 |
dòu |
legume; pulse; bean; pea (CL:颗,粒) (variant of 豆) |
| 豆 |
dòu |
legume; pulse; bean; pea (CL:颗,粒) / (old) stemmed cup or bowl |
| 豆腐 |
dòu fu |
tofu / bean curd |
| 腐 |
fǔ |
decay / rotten |
| 保 |
Bǎo |
Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亚) |
| 保 |
bǎo |
to defend; to protect; to keep / to guarantee; to ensure / (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲 system |
| 平 |
Píng |
surname Ping |
| 平 |
píng |
flat / level / equal / to tie (make the same score) / to draw (score) / calm / peaceful / abbr. for 平声 |
| 平安 |
píng ān |
safe and sound / well / without mishap / quiet and safe / at peace |
| 安 |
Ān |
surname An |
| 安 |
ān |
(bound form) calm; peaceful / to calm; to set at ease / safe; secure; in good health / content; satisfied (as in 安于) / to place (sb) in a suitable position (job) / to install; to fix; to fit / to bring (a charge against sb) / to harbor (certain intentions) / ampere (abbr. for 安培) |