猪肉炒饭
zhūròu chǎofàn
猪肉炒饭 (zhūròu chǎofàn) is the Chinese way to say pork fried rice.
The phrase refers to a dish consisting of fried rice cooked with pieces of pork.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 猪肉 (zhūròu, pork), 炒 (chǎo, to stir-fry) and 饭 (fàn, cooked rice).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Cantonese, the traditional characters 豬肉炒飯 are used to specify pork fried rice.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun 猪肉 (pork) acts as a modifier for the compound noun 炒饭 (fried rice).
How do you pronounce it?
zhūròu chǎofàn
Did you know?
- While 猪肉 (zhūròu) means pork, the character 猪 (zhū) is a pictograph that originally depicted the snout and ears of a pig.
- In traditional Chinese culture, 饭 (fàn) can refer to a meal, but the specific character used for 'cooked rice' differs from the one used for 'raw rice', 米 (mǐ).
- While 饭 (fàn) literally means 'cooked rice', it is used as a general term for any 'meal' in Chinese. Saying 'I am eating 饭' can mean you are eating a full meal regardless of the main ingredient.
Examples in context
- 我点了一份猪肉炒饭。Wǒ diǎn le yī fèn zhūròu chǎofàn.I ordered a portion of pork fried rice.
- 这家店的猪肉炒饭很好吃。Zhè jiā diàn de zhūròu chǎofàn hěn hǎochī.The pork fried rice at this restaurant is delicious.
- 你想要猪肉炒饭还是鸡蛋炒饭？Nǐ xiǎng yào zhūròu chǎofàn háishì jīdàn chǎofàn?Do you want pork fried rice or egg fried rice?
Example conversation
A couple is deciding what to order for lunch at a small eatery.
- 梓涵 Zihan伟，你饿了吗？Wěi, nǐ è le ma?Wei, are you hungry?
- 伟 Wei饿了，我想吃猪肉炒饭。È le, wǒ xiǎng chī zhūròu chǎofàn.I am, I want to eat pork fried rice.
- 梓涵 Zihan那我也要一份猪肉炒饭。Nà wǒ yě yào yī fèn zhūròu chǎofàn.Then I will also have a pork fried rice.
- 伟 Wei好，我们现在就点餐吧。Hǎo, wǒmen xiànzài jiù diǎn cān ba.Okay, let's order now.
