酸麻

suānmá

酸麻 — suānmá

1. sour and numbing (taste, esp. Sichuan cuisine: sour flavor combined with the numbing sensation of Sichuan pepper)

   这道菜的味道酸麻，很有四川风味。 zhè dàocài de wèidào suānmá hěn yǒu sìchuān fēngwèi — This dish tastes sour and numbing; it has a strong Sichuan flavor.

2. tingling/numb and aching sensation (physical feeling, e.g. in limbs)

   跑完步后我的腿有点酸麻。 pǎo wán bù hòu wǒ de tuǐ yǒudiǎn suānmá — After running, my legs feel a bit sore and numb.