鸡腿
jītuǐ
The English phrase "chicken thigh" is translated into Chinese as 鸡腿 (jītuǐ).
In a culinary context, 鸡腿 is used to refer to both the chicken thigh and the entire chicken leg.
How do you pronounce it?
jītuǐ
Did you know?
- The character 鸡 for 'chicken' is a pictograph that originally depicted a bird with a crest and a beak.
- While 鸡腿 means 'chicken leg', the word for 'thigh' in a medical or anatomical sense is 大腿, which is used for humans and animals alike.
- The word 腿 is also used in the phrase 腿短 to describe something that is 'short-legged' or 'insufficient', moving beyond anatomy into metaphorical descriptions.
Examples in context
- 我想要鸡腿汉堡。I'd like a chicken thigh burger.
- 这个鸡腿很大。Zhège jītuǐ hěn dà.This chicken thigh is very big.
- 请给我两个鸡腿。Qǐng gěi wǒ liǎng gè jītuǐ.Please give me two chicken thighs.
Example conversation
At a restaurant, Junjie and Yuting are ordering food.
- 俊杰 Junjie雨婷，你想吃什么？Yǔtíng, nǐ xiǎng chī shénme?Yuting, what do you want to eat?
- 雨婷 Yuting我想吃一个鸡腿。Wǒ xiǎng chī yí gè jītuǐ.I want to eat a chicken thigh.
- 俊杰 Junjie那我也要一个鸡腿。Nà wǒ yě yào yí gè jītuǐ.Then I want a chicken thigh too.
- 雨婷 Yuting好的，俊杰。Hǎo de, Jùnjié.Okay, Junjie.
