干煸豆角

Traditional form:

乾煸豆角

Pinyin (reading):

gānbiāndòujiǎo

Definitions:

• green beans in sauce, popular Beijing dish

Characters:

• 干 - arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
• 煸 - to stir-fry before broiling or stewing
• 豆 - beans, peas; bean-shaped
• 角 - angle, corner; horn, horn-shaped

Traditional characters:

• 乾 - arid, dry; to fertilize; to penetrate; heavenly generative principle (male)
• 煸 - to stir-fry before broiling or stewing
• 豆 - beans, peas; bean-shaped
• 角 - angle, corner; horn, horn-shaped