巴马干酪

Traditional form:

巴馬乾酪

Pinyin (reading):

Bāmǎgānlào

Definitions:

• Parmesan cheese

Characters:

• 巴 - to desire, to wish for
• 马 - horse; surname
• 干 - arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
• 酪 - cream, cheese; koumiss

Traditional characters:

• 巴 - to desire, to wish for
• 馬 - horse; surname
• 乾 - arid, dry; to fertilize; to penetrate; heavenly generative principle (male)
• 酪 - cream, cheese; koumiss