酱油

• 拼音: jiàng yóu
• 汉字拆解: 酱 = fermented sauce; 油 = 氵(water) + 由, oil/liquid

含义

Soy sauce; a fermented sauce made from soybeans.

An essential seasoning in Chinese cuisine made from fermented soybeans. Different types include 生抽 (light soy sauce) and 老抽 (dark soy sauce). Also used in the internet slang 打酱油 (meaning 'just passing by' or 'not involved').

例句

1. 炒菜的时候加点酱油可以让菜的颜色更好看。
2. 日本的酱油和中国的口味略有不同，各有特色。
3. 有人问他对这件事怎么看，他说自己只是打酱油的。

用法指南

语境: cooking, food, internet slang

语气: casual

正确说法

• 这道菜需要放点酱油调味。(This dish needs some soy sauce for seasoning.)
• 我只是来打酱油的，别问我。(I'm just passing through; don't ask me.)

错误说法

• 混淆酱油的种类 (生抽 is for flavor, 老抽 is for color — they have different uses)

起源与历史

Compound of 酱 (sauce) + 油 (oil). Literally 'sauce oil,' referring to the liquid fermented sauce.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal