维也纳香肠
wéiyěnà xiāngcháng
The English term 'wiener' can be translated into Chinese as 维也纳香肠 (wéiyěnà xiāngcháng).
维也纳香肠 refers specifically to the type of long, thin sausage originating from Vienna.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a compound of 维也纳 (Vienna) and 香肠 (sausage), literally meaning 'Vienna sausage'.
Which one should you use?
While 维也纳香肠 refers to the specific type of sausage, the informal term 熱狗 (rè gǒu) is used to mean 'hot dog'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun phrase is used as a single unit and does not change its form for plurality.
How do you pronounce it?
wéiyěnà xiāngcháng
Did you know?
- Unlike the English word 'wiener', which can be used as a slang term for a finger or a certain body part, 维也纳香肠 is purely culinary and carries no such double entendre.
- The word 香 in 香肠 literally means 'fragrant' or 'aromatic', implying that the scent is a defining characteristic of a quality sausage.
- The term 维也纳 (Wéiyěnà) is a phonetic transliteration, meaning the characters were chosen purely for their sound to mimic the name 'Vienna' rather than their original meanings.
Examples in context
- 今天的熱狗很好吃Today's hot dog is delicious!
- 我最喜欢吃维也纳香肠。Wǒ zuì xǐhuān chī Wéiyěnà xiāngcháng.I like eating Vienna sausages the most.
- 超市里有维也纳香肠。Chāoshì lǐ yǒu Wéiyěnà xiāngcháng.There are Vienna sausages in the supermarket.
- 请给我两根维也纳香肠。Qǐng gěi wǒ liǎng gēn Wéiyěnà xiāngcháng.Please give me two Vienna sausages.
Example conversation
俊杰 and 梓涵 are deciding what to eat for breakfast.
- 俊杰 Junjie你想吃维也纳香肠吗？Nǐ xiǎng chī Wéiyěnà xiāngcháng ma?Do you want to eat Vienna sausages?
- 梓涵 Zihan好啊，我也很喜欢吃。Hǎo a, wǒ yě hěn xǐhuān chī.Sure, I like eating them too.
- 俊杰 Junjie那我们现在去买吧。Nà wǒmen xiànzài qù mǎi ba.Then let's go buy them now.
- 梓涵 Zihan没问题，走吧。Méi wèntí, zǒu ba.No problem, let's go.
