Meanings
Origin
- Chinese甜酸醬 /甜酸酱
- Englishsweet-and-sour sauce
Calque of Chinese 甜酸醬 /甜酸酱 (tiánsuānjiàng, literally “sweet sour sauce”).
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Chinese Cantonese 甜酸醬 /甜酸酱
- 甜酸醬 /甜酸酱 (tim⁴ syun¹ zoeng³)sauce in Chinese cuisine that is both sugary and tart
Chinese Mandarin 糖醋醬 /糖醋酱, 酸甜醬 /酸甜酱
- 糖醋醬 /糖醋酱 (tángcùjiàng)sauce in Chinese cuisine that is both sugary and tart
- 酸甜醬 /酸甜酱 (suāntiánjiàng)sauce in Chinese cuisine that is both sugary and tart
Czech sladkokyselá omáčka
- sladkokyselá omáčkasauce in Chinese cuisine that is both sugary and tart
Finnish hapanimeläkastike
- hapanimeläkastikesauce in Chinese cuisine that is both sugary and tart
French sauce aigre-douce
- sauce aigre-doucesauce in Chinese cuisine that is both sugary and tart
German süßsauer Soße
- süßsauer Soßesauce in Chinese cuisine that is both sugary and tart
Hungarian édes-savanyú mártás
- édes-savanyú mártássauce in Chinese cuisine that is both sugary and tart
Icelandic súrsæt sósa
- súrsæt sósasauce in Chinese cuisine that is both sugary and tart
Russian ки́сло-сла́дкий со́ус
- ки́сло-сла́дкий со́ус (kíslo-sládkij sóus)sauce in Chinese cuisine that is both sugary and tart
Swedish sötsur sås
- sötsur såssauce in Chinese cuisine that is both sugary and tart
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sweet-and-sour sauce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet-and-sour%20sauce
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“sweet-and-sour sauce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet-and-sour%20sauce. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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