卤味
lǔ wèi · HSK 7
food prepared by stewing in soy sauce and spices
🍢🥘 卤味 = 卤 brine/marinade + 味 flavor: things simmered in spiced soy brine
卤 lǔ is the spiced soy-sauce brine pot; 味 wèi means taste or flavor. Together: deli-style snacks like eggs, tofu, and meat slow-stewed in that brine. Sound hook: lǔ wèi rhymes with loo-way.