xīn là
spicy hot (taste)
fig. biting (criticism)
huǒ là là
painful heat
scorching
painful heat
rude and forthright
provocative
hot
sexy
suān tián kǔ là
sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot
fig. the joys and sorrows of life
Là mèi
Spice Girls (1990s UK pop group)
pō la
shrewish
pungent
forceful
bold and vigorous
má là tàng
hot spicy soup (often sold in street stalls)
huǒ là
painful heat
scorching
rude and forthright
provocative
hot
sexy
xīn hěn shǒu là
vicious and merciless (idiom)
là jiāo jiàng
red pepper paste
chili sauce
lǎo là
shrewd and ruthless
efficient and unscrupulous
jiāng hái shì lǎo de là
lit. old ginger is hotter than young ginger
experience counts (idiom)
suān là tāng
hot and sour soup
sour and spicy soup
zhōng là
hot
medium level of spiciness
suān là tǔ dòu sī
hot and sour shredded potato
yīn xiǎn dú là
treacherous and murderous
suān là jiàng
hot and sour sauce
chutney
xiāng là jiāo
all-spice (Pimenta dioica)
Jamaican pepper
hóng là jiāo fěn
red pepper powder
paprika
qīng jiè là
horseradish
wasabi
green mustard
là mèi zi
sassy young woman or pretty girl (esp. one from China's spice belt: Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan and Yunnan)
là mèi
hot chick
sexy girl
abbr. LM
tián bù là
see 天婦羅|天妇罗[tian1 fu4 luo2]
chī xiāng hē là
lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom)
fig. to live well
sú là
(slang) (Tw) coward
paper tiger
a nobody