hoisin sauce

English

Etymology

Partial calque from Cantonese 海鮮醬／海鲜酱 (hoi2 sin1 zoeng3, literally “seafood sauce”). (Note the sauce itself does not contain any seafood ingredients.)

Noun

hoisin sauce (uncountable)

1. A thick, pungent, dark, sweet and salty sauce made from soy, garlic and chili, used in Chinese cooking.

Translations

sauce used in Chinese cooking

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 海鮮醬／海鲜酱 (hoi² sin¹ zoeng³), 海鲜酱 (hoi² sin¹ zoeng³)

  Mandarin: 海鮮醬／海鲜酱 (zh) (hǎixiānjiàng), 海鲜酱 (zh) (hǎixiānjiàng)

• Finnish: hoisin-kastike
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Khmer: ទឹកសៀង (tɨk siəng)
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• Korean: 해선장 (haeseonjang)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: salsa hoisin f
• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Vietnamese: tương đen