酱油 jiàngyóu soy sauce
How to remember 酱油: 酱 sauce + 油 oil = soy sauce.
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How it is used
- Soy sauce - 加点酱油 (jiā diǎn jiàngyóu) add a bit of soy sauce.
- Everyday kitchen staple; the slang 打酱油 (dǎ jiàngyóu, "out to buy soy sauce") means "just passing by / none of my business."