| 打酱油 |
dǎ jiàng yóu |
to buy soy sauce / it's none of my business ("I’m just here to buy some soy sauce") |
| 打 |
dá |
dozen (loanword) |
| 打 |
dǎ |
to beat / to strike / to hit / to break / to type / to mix up / to build / to fight / to fetch / to make / to tie up / to issue / to shoot / to calculate / to play (a game) / since / from |
| 酱 |
jiàng |
thick paste of fermented soybean / marinated in soy paste / paste / jam |
| 酱油 |
jiàng yóu |
soy sauce |
| 油 |
yóu |
oil / fat / grease / petroleum / to apply tung oil, paint or varnish / oily / greasy / glib / cunning |