悶熱 mēn rè - stifling heat; humid and hot weather
潮濕 cháo shī - humid; damp
黏黏的 nián nián de - sticky
提不起勁來 tí bù qǐ jìn lái - to feel sluggish; to lack energy
綠豆薏仁湯 lǜ dòu yì rén tāng - mung bean and barley soup
綠豆 lǜ dòu - mung bean
消火氣 xiāo huǒ qì - to reduce internal heat (in Chinese medicine)
火氣 huǒ qì - internal heat; irritability
降火氣 jiàng huǒ qì - to cool down internal heat
薏仁 yì rén - barley; job's tears (a type of grain)
泡一下水 pào yī xià shuǐ - to soak in water
把...泡在水中 bǎ ... pào zài shuǐ zhōng - to soak ... in water
砂糖 shā táng - granulated sugar
清爽 qīng shuǎng - refreshing; cool
炎熱 yán rè - scorching hot; very hot
消暑 xiāo shǔ - to cool off in hot weather
解熱 jiě rè - to relieve heat
冰塊 bīng kuài - ice cube
芋圓冰 yù yuán bīng - taro ball ice dessert
剉冰 cuò bīng - shaved ice
QQ - chewy; bouncy (used to describe food texture)
有嚼勁 yǒu jiáo jìn - chewy; with good texture
雪花冰 xuě huā bīng - snowflake ice (a type of shaved ice dessert)
蒸熟 zhēng shóu - to steam and cook until done
番薯粉 fān shǔ fěn - sweet potato starch
太白粉 tài bái fěn - potato starch
揉捏 róu niē - to knead
麵糰 miàn tuán - dough
搓成一小塊 cuō chéng yī xiǎo kuài - to roll into small pieces
煮沸 zhǔ fèi - to boil
浮起來 fú qǐ lái - to float up
黑糖 hēi táng - brown sugar
西瓜 xī guā - watermelon
小黃瓜 xiǎo huáng guā - cucumber
檸檬 níng méng - lemon
食慾 shí yù - appetite
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