避风塘
Traditional form:
避風塘
Pinyin (reading):
bìfēngtáng
Definitions:
- typhoon shelter (a cove where boats shelter from strong winds and rough seas, esp. in Hong Kong)
- (attributive) typhoon shelter-style, a cooking method associated with those who lived on boats in the coves, where crab, prawn or other meat is fried and flavored with spices and black beans
Characters:
- 避 - to avoid, to turn away; to escape, to hide
- 风 - wind; air; customs, manners; news
- 塘 - pond, tank; dike, embankment
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