悶熱 mēn rè - stifling heat; humid and hot weather

潮濕 cháo shī - humid; damp

黏黏的 nián nián de - sticky

提不起勁來 tí bù qǐ jìn lái - to feel sluggish; to lack energy

綠豆薏仁湯 lǜ dòu yì rén tāng - mung bean and barley soup

綠豆 lǜ dòu - mung bean

消火氣 xiāo huǒ qì - to reduce internal heat (in Chinese medicine)

火氣 huǒ qì - internal heat; irritability

降火氣 jiàng huǒ qì - to cool down internal heat

薏仁 yì rén - barley; job's tears (a type of grain)

泡一下水 pào yī xià shuǐ - to soak in water

把...泡在水中 bǎ ... pào zài shuǐ zhōng - to soak ... in water

砂糖 shā táng - granulated sugar

清爽 qīng shuǎng - refreshing; cool

炎熱 yán rè - scorching hot; very hot

消暑 xiāo shǔ - to cool off in hot weather

解熱 jiě rè - to relieve heat

冰塊 bīng kuài - ice cube

芋圓冰 yù yuán bīng - taro ball ice dessert

剉冰 cuò bīng - shaved ice

QQ - chewy; bouncy (used to describe food texture)

有嚼勁 yǒu jiáo jìn - chewy; with good texture

雪花冰 xuě huā bīng - snowflake ice (a type of shaved ice dessert)

蒸熟 zhēng shóu - to steam and cook until done

番薯粉 fān shǔ fěn - sweet potato starch

太白粉 tài bái fěn - potato starch

揉捏 róu niē - to knead

麵糰 miàn tuán - dough

搓成一小塊 cuō chéng yī xiǎo kuài - to roll into small pieces

煮沸 zhǔ fèi - to boil

浮起來 fú qǐ lái - to float up

黑糖 hēi táng - brown sugar

西瓜 xī guā - watermelon

小黃瓜 xiǎo huáng guā - cucumber

檸檬 níng méng - lemon

食慾 shí yù - appetite

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