打酱油

Traditional: 打醬油

dǎ jiàng yóu

Dictionary entry

to buy soy sauce

What does 打酱油 mean?

打酱油 (dǎ jiàng yóu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to buy soy sauce

2it's none of my business ("I’m just here to buy some soy sauce")

Character breakdown

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打dá(loanword) dozen · Taiwan pr. [da3]酱jiàngthick paste of fermented soybean · marinated in soy paste 油yóuoil · fat

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打酱油

dǎ jiàng yóu

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