干煸土豆丝

Traditional form:

乾煸土豆絲

Pinyin (reading):

gānbiāntǔdòusī

Definitions:

• dry-fried potato slices (Chinese dish)

Characters:

• 干 - arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
• 煸 - to stir-fry before broiling or stewing
• 土 - soil, earth; items made of earth
• 豆 - beans, peas; bean-shaped
• 丝 - silk, fine thread; wire; strings

Traditional characters:

• 乾 - arid, dry; to fertilize; to penetrate; heavenly generative principle (male)
• 煸 - to stir-fry before broiling or stewing
• 土 - soil, earth; items made of earth
• 豆 - beans, peas; bean-shaped
• 絲 - silk, fine thread; wire; strings