猪肉
zhūròu
The Chinese word for pork is 猪肉 (zhūròu).
猪肉 is used to refer to the meat of a pig.
Meaning: meat of a pig (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word is composed of 猪, meaning pig and 肉, meaning meat.
Which one should you use?
While 猪肉 refers specifically to the meat, 猪 can be used alone to refer to the animal itself. If you wish to refer specifically to pork fat, use 猪脂肪. In informal conversations, speakers may sometimes use 肉 alone to refer to pork.
How do you pronounce it?
zhūròu
Did you know?
- In traditional Chinese medicine, different cuts of 猪肉 are believed to have different medicinal properties, such as the belief that pork lungs can treat human lung ailments.
- Calling someone a 'pig' 猪 in Chinese can be a playful or affectionate term for a child or partner, rather than just an insult about weight.
- The character for meat 肉 is a pictograph that originally looked like a slice of meat with lines representing muscle fibers.
Examples in context
- 湯姆不吃猪肉。Tom doesn't eat pork.This sentence uses 猪肉 to show a dietary preference.Tatoeba #6148995 by verdastelo9604, translation #2956635 by CK
- 猪肉不适合我。Pork doesn't agree with me.This sentence uses 猪肉 to describe how a food affects someone's well-being.Tatoeba #8789278 by crescat, translation #280737 by CK
- 人没了猪肉怎么活啊？How can one live without pork?This sentence uses 猪肉 in a rhetorical question about its importance.Tatoeba #10696121 by GlossaMatik, translation #3783387 by popball
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
A couple is deciding what to cook for dinner.
- 佳怡 Jiayi你今天想吃猪肉吗？Nǐ jīntiān xiǎng chī zhūròu ma?Do you want to eat pork today?
- 伟 Wei我不太想吃猪肉。Wǒ bù tài xiǎng chī zhūròu.I don't really want to eat pork.
- 佳怡 Jiayi那我们要买什么肉呢？Nà wǒmen yào mǎi shénme ròu ne?Then what meat should we buy?
- 伟 Wei我们去买点牛肉吧。Wǒmen qù mǎi diǎn niúròu ba.Let's go buy some beef.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
