9 There are not more than five cardinal tastes (sour, acrid, salt, sweet, bitter), yet combinations of them yield more flavors than can ever be tasted.〔【出典】日英対訳文・対応付けデータ(独立行政法人情報通信研究機構)〕"_WAR", "2222632"
We have ended up with these varieties of food: the oversalted, the completely saltless, the burnt, the overboiled vegetables and more than once, a boiled cockroach in the food.〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 1998年3月号◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"HT137030", "2553211"
"Why is it that when we flow into your tides so potable and sweet, you work in us such a change, and make us salty and unfit to drink?"〔【出典】日英対訳文・対応付けデータ(独立行政法人情報通信研究機構)〕"_AES-111", "2183391"
そうすれば、塩辛くならずにすむ」
and then you will not be made briny."〔【出典】日英対訳文・対応付けデータ(独立行政法人情報通信研究機構)〕"_AES-111", "2587798"
それに対し中国人は、「これ、少し塩辛いな」と平気で言う。
Chinese, on the other hand, would think nothing of saying something like, "This is a little too salty, isn't it?"〔【出典】『中国人の秘密』(ルー・ウェイ著)◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"YA16-029", "2279726"
それに負けず劣らず多いのが、塩辛いスナックとキャンディーです。
Not far behind are salty snacks and candy."VOA-T279", "2413681"