香油 xiāngyóu sesame oil
sesame oil; perfumed oil
How to remember 香油: 香 fragrant + 油 oil = sesame oil.
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How it is used
- Sesame oil - 淋点香油 (lín diǎn xiāngyóu) to drizzle some sesame oil.
- A kitchen staple, the aromatic finishing oil; also called 芝麻油 (zhīmayóu).
- Register: cooking; also 'scented oil' for lamps/offerings in some contexts.