Chinese fried rice
- noun
- /ˈtʃaɪniːz fraɪd raɪs/
:
arroz frito chino
- The chef taught us how to make authentic Chinese fried rice with shrimp.
Examples
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I ordered Chinese fried rice and sweet and sour chicken at the restaurant.
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He prefers Chinese fried rice with extra vegetables and no pork.
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I love Chinese fried rice!
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Do you want Chinese fried rice for dinner?
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The chef taught us how to make authentic Chinese fried rice with shrimp.
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He prefers Chinese fried rice with extra vegetables and no pork.
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I ordered Chinese fried rice and sweet and sour chicken at the restaurant.
Synonyms
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1.0
Rice cooked in a hot pan with oil, vegetables, and eggs
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1.6
Rice quickly cooked in a little oil with vegetables or meat
How Complex
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from the parts: 'Chinese' specifies the cuisine/style or origin, 'fried' indicates the cooking method, and 'rice' names the ingredient, so together they denote rice cooked in the Chinese fried style. This adjectival + noun composition is common cross-linguistically and follows standard English patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily infer the dish meaning.
Etymology
Chinese fried rice comes from a simple kitchen idea: cooks in China used 'leftover' boiled rice and quickly stir-fried it in a very hot pan with eggs, scallions and small pieces of meat or shrimp. The name uses the three words Chinese, fried, rice, so it simply tells you what the dish is today: a quick stir-fried rice meal.