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奶油

nǎi yóu · nai you

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Meaning

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  1. cream
  2. butter
  3. (coll.) effeminate
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Whipping cream by hand

  1. Liangliang

    我的(wǒde)手(shǒu)好(hǎo)酸(suān)，奶油(nǎiyóu)还没(háiméi)打好(dǎhǎo)。

    My hand is so sore and the cream is not whipped yet.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)打(dǎ)了(le)多久(duōjiǔ)了(le)？

    How long have you been whipping?

  3. Liangliang

    二十分钟(èrshífēnzhōng)了(le)。

    Twenty minutes now.

  4. Dengdeng

    用(yòng)机器(jīqì)打(dǎ)奶油(nǎiyóu)，三分钟(sānfēnzhōng)就(jiù)好(hǎo)。你(nǐ)用(yòng)什么(shénme)打(dǎ)的(de)？

    With a machine, cream takes three minutes. What are you using?

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)用(yòng)叉子(chāzi)。我家(wǒjiā)没有(méiyǒu)机器(jīqì)。

    A fork. I have no machine at home.

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2 examples
01

无(wú)论(lùn)我(wǒ)什(shén)么(me)时(shí)候(hou)看(kàn)到(dào)云(yún)，我(wǒ)都(dōu)会(huì)想(xiǎng)到(dào)奶(nǎi)油(yóu)。

Whenever I see the clouds, I think of whipped cream.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by Solana · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

将(jiāng)融(róng)化(huà)了(le)的(de)奶(nǎi)油(yóu)倒(dào)入(rù)爆(bào)米(mǐ)花(huā)中(zhōng)。

Pour melted butter over the popcorn.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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