hoisin sauce

English

Etymology

Partial calque of Cantonese 海鮮醬／海鲜酱 (hoi2 sin1 zoeng3, literally “seafood sauce”). (Note the sauce itself does not contain any seafood ingredients.)

Noun

hoisin sauce (uncountable)

A thick, pungent, dark, sweet and salty sauce made from soy, garlic and chili, used in Chinese cooking.

Translations

sauce used in Chinese cooking

Chinese:
Cantonese: 海鮮醬, 海鲜酱 (hoi² sin¹ zoeng³)

Mandarin: 海鮮醬 (zh), 海鲜酱 (zh) (hǎixiānjiàng)
Finnish: hoisin-kastike
Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Korean: 해선장 (haeseonjang)
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: salsa hoisin f
Vietnamese: tương đen

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