不吃猪肉
bù chī zhūròu
The English phrase "no pork" can be expressed in Chinese as 不吃猪肉 (bù chī zhūròu).
不吃猪肉 is used to indicate that a person does not eat meat from pigs. To state your own dietary restriction, you should add the subject 我 (I) to the beginning to say 我不吃猪肉 (I do not eat pork). When ordering food and you want to specify that you want a dish without pork, it is more natural to use 不要 (don't want) rather than 不吃 (don't eat). For example, you can say 不要猪肉 (no pork / don't want pork). The word 菜 means dish.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase 不吃猪肉 is composed of 不 (not), 吃 (eat) and 猪肉 (pork).
How does it change in a sentence?
Adding the particle 的 to the end of the phrase, creating 不吃猪肉的, turns the verb phrase into a noun phrase describing a person (one who does not eat pork).
How do you pronounce it?
bù chī zhūròu
Did you know?
- While 'no pork' is a dietary preference, in many Chinese regions, there is a wide variety of 'pig parts' used in soups. Simply saying 不吃猪肉 might not prevent a chef from using pig bone broth as a base.
- The word 吃, meaning 'to eat', is also used in many Chinese idioms to describe 'consuming' or 'suffering' through something, such as 'eating bitterness' (吃苦).
- When specifying 'no pork' in a highly professional or medical setting, such as for an allergy, you might use the more formal term 忌 (to avoid/abstain from) instead of the common 不吃.
Examples in context
- 我不吃猪肉。Wǒ bù chī zhūròu.I do not eat pork.
- 由于宗教原因，他不吃猪肉。Yóuyú zōngjiào yuányīn, tā bù chī zhūròu.Due to religious reasons, he does not eat pork.
- 请问这里有不吃猪肉的菜吗？Qǐngwèn zhèlǐ yǒu bù chī zhūròu de cài ma?Excuse me, are there any dishes here that don't have pork?
Example conversation
Jiayi and Zhiqiang are ordering food at a restaurant.
- 志强 Zhiqiang佳怡，你想点这个红烧肉吗？Jiāyí, nǐ xiǎng diǎn zhège hóngshāoròu ma?Jiayi, do you want to order this braised pork?
- 佳怡 Jiayi我不吃猪肉，谢谢。Wǒ bù chī zhūròu, xièxiè.I don't eat pork, thank you.
- 志强 Zhiqiang没问题，那我们点个鸡肉的吧。Méi wèntí, nà wǒmen diǎn gè jīròu de ba.No problem, let's order a chicken dish then.
- 佳怡 Jiayi太好了，谢谢你，志强。Tài hǎole, xièxiè nǐ, Zhìqiáng.Great, thank you, Zhiqiang.
