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Food · Ẩm thực 200
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a piece of cake
Something very easy to do.
a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down
An otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant when a pleasant aspect is deliberately introduced.
age like milk
To age very badly; to look bad in hindsight, or after time has passed.
air biscuit
Flatus; an emission of digestive gases from the anus.
alley apple
A cobblestone used as an impromptu missile.
American as apple pie
Having characteristics considered quintessential to American life; very American.
an dưỡng đường
(noun) a place where people recover and rest after illness
an egg's age
A very long time.
apple dumpling shop
The bosom of a woman, especially a fat or large-breasted woman.
apple grease
Nonsense; rubbish.
apple of discord
Anything causing trouble, discord, or jealousy.
apple up
To gain the qualities of an apple (as in size or color, usually cheeks blushing red).
apples and oranges
Fundamentally different.
arse biscuit
A piece of dried excrement that remains attached to the hair of the anus.
australian as a meat pie
Having characteristics considered quintessential to Australians; very Australian.
ba đường
(noun) sugar daddy (older man who spends money for a relationship with a younger partner)
bacon hair
A nickname for Pal Hair, a hair accessory on the game platform Roblox.
bald as a peeled egg
Synonym of bald as a billiard ball.
banana boat
The group of NBA players Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Chris Paul and Dwyane Wade.
banana hammock
A male thong.
barker's egg
Synonym of dog egg (“lump of dog faeces”).
bath salt
Any of a class of methylenedioxypyrovalerone-based psychoactive recreational drugs.
beans
Pills; drugs in pill form.
beat one's meat
To masturbate manually by stroking or rubbing one's penis.
better an egg today than a hen tomorrow
It is better to have a sure thing now than a possibility of more later.
big cheese
Important person.
biscuit bomber
A military supply plane that drops food supplies from the air.
biscuit shooter
A waiter, waitress, or cook.
boob milk
Human breast milk.
booger sugar
Cocaine in powder form.
boring as beans
Very boring; devoid of interest.
bread and circuses
Material benefits and entertainment employed by rulers to keep the masses happy and docile.
bring home the bacon
Achieve success.
bullets and beans
The foundational supplies needed to sustain life and operations, encompassing ammunition and food or rations.
bush meat
A shy or innocent young woman considered as a sexual object.
butter
To increase (stakes) at every throw of dice, or every game.
butter down
To butter (something) thoroughly; to add a substantial amount of butter to (something).
butter out
To be spread like butter over a surface or, figuratively, over a concept, group of people, etc.
butter someone's biscuit
To interest or appeal to someone; to make someone happy.
butter up
To flatter, especially with the intent of personal gain.
buồng trứng
(noun) ovary
bánh
(noun) a broad, vaguely defined term, mostly used by collocation or intuition, for foods that come in a specific shape or solid (a flat piece, a block, a ball, a loaf, etc.) and that are often made from grain or legume flour or plain rice, by size often larger than and contrasted with what is known as kẹo
bánh bao
(noun) baozi
bánh bá trạng
(noun) zongzi (consumed on the Dragon Boat Festival)
bánh bèo
(noun) bánh bèo (small steamed rice cake popular in central Vietnam)
bánh bía
(noun) alternative form of bánh pía
bánh bò
(noun) A sweet, chewy sponge cake of southern Chinese origin and popular in southern Vietnam, made of rice flour, water, sugar, coconut milk, and yeast.
bánh bó
(noun) bánh bó (a pressed fruit cake from Quảng Ngãi Province, Vietnam)
bánh bông lan
(noun) sponge cake
bánh cam
(noun) A deep-fried glutinous rice ball in southern Vietnamese cuisine, filled with mung bean paste and coated with sesame seeds.
bánh canh
(noun) A thick Vietnamese noodle that can be made from tapioca flour or a mixture of rice and tapioca flour.
bánh canh cua
(noun) a kind of soup with crabmeat and thick noodles (typically in pork broth)
bánh chay
(noun) bánh chay (a Vietnamese dessert)
bánh chè
(noun) a kneecap; patella; kneepan
bánh chưng
(noun) bánh chưng (a traditional Vietnamese dish made from glutinous rice, mung beans, pork and other ingredients, and eaten for Tết)
bánh cuốn
(noun) bánh cuốn (a Vietnamese steamed rice noodle roll similar to cheong fun)
bánh cốm
(noun) green sticky rice cake (a Vietnamese dessert made from green sticky rice and mung beans)
bánh cống
(noun) bánh cống (Vietnamese fried prawn cake)
bánh da heo
(noun) A Vietnamese steamed layer cake made from tapioca starch, rice flour, mashed mung beans, taro, or durian, coconut milk and/or water, and sugar.
bánh da lợn
(noun) A Vietnamese steamed layer cake made from tapioca starch, rice flour, mashed mung beans, taro, or durian, coconut milk and/or water, and sugar.
bánh dày
(noun) alternative spelling of bánh giầy
bánh dầy
(noun) alternative spelling of bánh giầy
bánh dẻo
(noun) bánh dẻo (sticky rice mooncake)
bánh dẻo lạnh
(noun) snow skin mooncake
bánh giò
(noun) a pyramid-shaped savory dumpling in traditional Vietnamese cuisine, with a filling of seasoned ground pork, wood ear mushrooms and onion, wrapped in a dough made from glutinous rice flour, and steamed in banana leaves.
bánh giầy
(noun) A white, flat, round cake in traditional Vietnamese cuisine, made of glutinous rice and wrapped in banana leaves.
bánh gật gù
(noun) bánh gật gù (a kind of Vietnamese food made from rice flour)
bánh gối
crispy fried pastry filled with meat and vegetables
bánh hỏi
(noun) kind of Vietnamese dish
bánh kem
(noun) cream cake
bánh kẹo
sweets and candy
bánh kẹp
(noun) waffle
bánh kếp
(noun) pancake
bánh lái
(noun) rudder; steering wheel
bánh lễ
(noun) communion wafer
bánh lọt
(noun) cendol
bánh lọt mặn
(noun) silver needle noodles; rat noodles
bánh mì
(noun) bread, especially Saigon-style short baguettes with filling
bánh mì hoa cúc
(noun) brioche
bánh mì kẹp
(noun) sandwich
bánh mì nguyên cám
wholemeal bread
bánh mì Pháp
(noun) baguette, French bread
bánh mì và bơ
bread and butter
bánh mì và mứt
bread and jam
bánh mỳ
(noun) Alternative spelling of bánh mì.
bánh mỳ Pháp
(noun) Alternative spelling of bánh mì Pháp.
bánh ngọt
(noun) a cake; a gateau
bánh nướng
(noun) A type of mooncake with a mixed filling or mung bean paste filling and a golden-brown crust with glossy sheen, usually eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
bánh pain au chocolat
pain au chocolat
bánh phu thê
(noun) banh phu the: a Vietnamese dessert made from rice with mung bean stuffing wrapped in a box made of pandan leaves, commonly served at Vietnamese wedding banquets
bánh phồng tôm
(noun) prawn cracker
bánh phở
(noun) a variety of rice noodle used in Vietnamese cuisine
bánh pía
(noun) A Suzhou-style mooncake adapted from Teochew cuisine.
bánh quy
(noun) a biscuit; cookie
bánh quy giòn
(noun) cracker
bánh rán
(noun) A deep-fried glutinous rice ball in northern Vietnamese cuisine, filled with mung bean paste, scented with jasmine flower essence, and doused in syrup.
bánh răng
(noun) a gear wheel; a cog
bánh răng bừa
(noun) synonym of bánh tẻ
bánh sinh nhật
(noun) birthday cake
bánh su kem
(noun) cream puff
bánh su sê
(noun) alternative form of bánh phu thê
bánh sừng bò
(noun) croissant
bánh sừng trâu
(noun) a food made of sticky rice wrapped in leaves in the shape of a long triangle
bánh Thánh
(noun) communion wafer
bánh tiêu
(noun) ham chim peng
bánh trung thu
(noun) mooncake
bánh trái
(noun) pastries and sweets
bánh tráng
Rice paper; a rice cracker — the Southern word; Northerners say bánh đa.
bánh tráng nướng
(noun) a rice paper pizza (but with the sauce typically drizzled on top)
bánh trôi
glutinous rice dumplings filled with brown cane sugar
bánh tây
(noun) bread, particularly French bread such as baguettes
bánh tét
(noun) A narrower, elongated variation of bánh chưng, prepared similarly and eaten throughout the year.
bánh tẻ
(noun) bánh tẻ (a variety of small steamed rice cake in Vietnamese cuisine)
bánh vòng
(noun) donut
bánh vẽ
(noun) cake drawing
bánh xe
(noun) wheel (on a motorized or non-motorized vehicle)
bánh xu xuê
(noun) alternative form of bánh phu thê
bánh xu xê
(noun) alternative form of bánh phu thê
bánh xèo
(noun) bánh xèo
bánh xèo Sài Gòn
Saigon-style Vietnamese savory crepe
bánh xếp
(noun) a type of dumpling (typically fried)
bánh ú
(noun) zongzi
bánh Đan Mạch
Danish pastry
bánh đa
Rice paper; a rice cracker — the Northern word; Southerners say bánh tráng.
bánh đa cua
(noun) crab red noodle soup, a local dish from Haiphong consisting of red or white rice noodles (bánh đa đỏ hoặc trắng ) and pork-based broth that is topped with a variety of ingredients such as pestled crab meat, fresh herbs, pork balls, chả lụa sausage, or ground meat wrapped with lolot leaves (lá lốt)
bánh đa nướng
(noun) a thick rice cracker (often with peanuts, sesame seeds, tapioca, and mung bean powder mixed in)
bánh đa đỏ
(noun) red rice noodles
bánh đúc
(noun) Vietnamese rice cake made from either non-glutinous rice flour or corn flour. It is white in color and has a soft texture and mild flavour. It is typically garnished with savory ingredients such as ground pork, tôm chấy (grilled ground shrimp), fried onions, sesame seeds, salt, peanuts, lime juice,
bánh đậu xanh
(noun) mung bean cake, a specialty of Hải Dương province
bánh ướt
(noun) bánh ướt (Vietnamese flat rice noodle dish)
bé đường
(noun) a female recipient of interest from a sugar daddy; a female sugar baby.
bông gạo
(noun) a kapok tree; silk-cotton tree
bún mắm
(noun) bún mắm (Vietnamese dish popular in southern Vietnam)
bún đậu mắm tôm
(noun) a noodle dish from Northern Vietnam consisting of rice vermicelli, fried tofu and fermented shrimp paste topped with a variety of ingredients such as spring rolls, boiled pork, sausages, and fresh herbs and vegetables
bước đường
(noun) stage; circumstance; situation
bạch quả
(noun) ginkgo nut (eaten as a food)
bắt tốt qua đường
(noun) en passant
bố đường
(noun) sugar daddy (older man who spends money for a relationship with a younger partner)
cake and arse party
An unpleasantly chaotic situation; a shambles.
cake and wine
A restricted diet of bread and water, imposed as a disciplinary measure.
cake boy
A young metrosexual male.
cake up
To form (something) or for (something) to be formed into cakes (a block of any of various dense materials).
canh
(noun) vegetable soup
canh chua
(noun) A southern Vietnamese sour soup usually made with fish or shrimp and vegetables, and flavored with tamarind and ngò ôm (Limnophila aromatica)
canh chừng
(verb) to keep watch; to watch over; to guard
canh cá chua
sour fish soup
canh cánh
(adjective) obsessed, haunting
canh giữ
(verb) to guard; protect; keep safe
canh gác
(verb) to watch; to guard; to mount guard
canh ki na
(noun) cinchona
canh me
(verb) to keep an eye for; to look in case of
canh nông
(noun) agriculture; farming
canh phòng
(verb) to guard, to keep watch
canh tác
(verb) to cultivate; farm
canh tân
(verb) to renovate; to modernise; to reform (politics, society, etc.)
cat meat
Someone who has been badly beaten.
cat's meat
A person's lungs.
chanh muối
(noun) a salted, pickled lime or lemon
cheese
To smile excessively, as for a camera.
cheese bus
A yellow school bus, especially the smaller kind that is used to transport students with special needs.
cheese cutter
A kind of cap with a large square peak.
cheese down
To coil the tail of a rope on deck so as to present a neat appearance.
cheese it
An imperative used as a warning to stop, hide, or flee
cheese monkey
Synonym of cheese-eating surrender monkey.
cheese out
To make (something) cheesy (overdramatic, trite); to make (something) less cool, especially by making it more mainstream.
cheese up
To add cheese to; make cheesy or cheesier.
chicken soup
The aqueous solution of nutrients used in the Viking lander biological experiments to detect microbial Martian life.
chiếc bánh mì
A loaf of bánh mì — Northern speech counts bread with chiếc/cái; the South says ổ bánh mì.
chán cơm thèm phở
(verb) to be sick and tired of cooked rice and long for pho
cháo
(noun) rice congee; rice porridge
cháo bột yến mạch
(noun) oatmeal
cháo hoa
(noun) a type of plain or undercooked congee (rice porridge)
cháo lòng
(noun) Vietnamese pork organ porridge
cháo lưỡi
(noun) French kiss
cháo Tiều
(noun) cháo Tiều (Teochew-style porridge)
chè bánh lọt
(noun) cendol (a type of dessert milk tea with strands of green jelly submerged inside)
chè bánh xếp
(noun) a type of dessert soup with gelatinous dumplings inside
chòi canh
(noun) a watchtower
chăn rau
(verb) to seduce and hook up with a young woman; to play the field
chạy bằng cơm
(adjective) Powered by manpower and fueled by rice, like manpowered.
chỉ đường
(verb) to tell the way; to show the way; to give somebody directions
chỗ dừng xe bên đường
roadside lay-by; pull-off area
coffee and cake
A trivial amount of money; peanuts.
coffee and cakes
A meagre salary.
cold biscuit
An unappealing, undesirable, or unattractive woman.
cold meat
One or more corpses, or people soon to be killed.
cold meat train
The last railway train of the night by which officers could reach Aldershot via the South Western Railway.
con sâu làm rầu nồi canh
one caterpillar spoils the broth pot
cool as a cucumber
Calm and composed even in difficult or frustrating situations; self-possessed.
cottage cheese ass
Buttocks of visible cellulite.
couch potato
A lazy person.
cracked as an egg
Utterly crazy or insane.
crazy as a soup sandwich
Utterly senseless or insane.
cry over spilt milk
Lament or make a fuss about a misfortune that has happened and that cannot be changed.
cut the cheese (US)
To pass gas.
cutie pie
A small hand-held radiation meter.
cà phê trứng
(noun) egg coffee (a Hanoi specialty)
cá cơm
(noun) anchovy
cá quả
(noun) snakehead