辛辣

xīnlà
  1. spicy hot (taste)
  2. fig. biting (criticism)

CEDICT

  1. (figurative, of wording, criticism, etc.) biting; incisive
  2. (of taste) spicy; pungent
  3. biting; incisive
  4. spicy; pungent

Wiktionary

  1. 辛且辣。
  2. 比喻文辭、言語尖銳，刺激性強。

重編國語辭典

Examples

韓國菜以辛辣聞名。

Korean food is noted for its spicy flavor.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 辛 xīn
  1. (of taste) hot or pungent
  2. hard
  3. laborious
  4. suffering
  5. eighth in order
  6. eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 shítiāngān
  7. letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
  8. ancient Chinese compass point: 285°
  9. octa
=2 辣 là old variant of 辣 là
=2 辣 là
  1. hot (spicy)
  2. pungent
  3. (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting
  4. to burn

Related entries

熱辣辣 rèlàlà
  1. burning hot; scorching
  2. (of food) spicy hot
  3. (of news, topics etc) sensational; attention-grabbing
  4. emotionally intense