WordTaiwan frequency #12,226
麻油
ㄇㄚˊ ㄧㄡˊ
“oil pressed from sesame seeds; used in cooking or as a seasoning.”
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- 麻煩ㄇㄚˊ ˙ㄈㄢtrouble; inconvenience; annoying; to bother someone; to put someone to trouble; tedious; bothersome
- 加油ㄐㄧㄚ ㄧㄡˊto refuel; to add oil or gas; to accelerate; to step on the gas; (fig.) to make an extra effort; to cheer someone on; used as encouragement
- 石油ㄕˊ ㄧㄡˊpetroleum; crude oil; a dark viscous liquid extracted from underground, mainly composed of hydrocarbons; refined into fuels and chemical products.
- 中油ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄡˊCPC Corporation, a state-owned petroleum company in Taiwan; (in Taiwan) petroleum products obtained from refining crude oil.
- 醬油ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄡˊsoy sauce; a salty, dark liquid condiment made from fermented soybeans, wheat, and brine.
- 汽油ㄑㄧˋ ㄧㄡˊgasoline; petrol; fuel for cars and internal combustion engines.
- 麻醉ㄇㄚˊ ㄗㄨㄟˋanesthesia; to anesthetize; (fig.) to numb the mind; to corrupt (sb's mind); to enervate
- 麻雀ㄇㄚˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋsparrow; (dialect) mahjong
- 油膩ㄧㄡˊ ㄋㄧˋ(of food) greasy; oily; fatty; (of a middle-aged man, neologism) obnoxious; pretentious; vulgar
- 油條ㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄧㄠˊdeep-fried breadstick; a long, crispy fried dough strip eaten for breakfast; a slick, sly, or worldly-wise person (informal)
- 油田ㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊoil field; a region containing economically valuable petroleum deposits.
- 肉麻ㄖㄡˋ ㄇㄚˊsickening; corny; sappy; maudlin; fulsome (of praise); an uncomfortable feeling caused by someone's frivolous or insincere words or behavior.