烤猪肉
kǎo zhūròu
The English phrase "roast pork" is translated into Chinese as 烤猪肉 (kǎo zhūròu).
烤猪肉 is a noun phrase used to describe pork that has been cooked by roasting.
Meaning: pork cooked by roasting (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 烤 (kǎo) meaning 'roast/bake', 猪 (zhū) meaning 'pig' and 肉 (ròu) meaning 'meat'.
How does it change in a sentence?
In this noun phrase, the verb 烤 (kǎo) acts as an adjective that modifies the noun 猪肉 (zhūròu).
How do you pronounce it?
kǎo zhūròu
Did you know?
- The character 肉 (ròu) is a pictograph that originally looked like a piece of meat with a bone. In modern Chinese, it can refer to any meat, but when used alone in a culinary context, it often implies pork by default.
- A popular variation is 叉烧 (chāshāo), often translated as 'char siu'. The name literally means 'fork roast', referring to the traditional method of skewering the pork on long forks to roast it over an open fire.
- While 烤猪肉 is a general term, the most famous roast pork in China is 烤乳猪, which refers specifically to suckling pig. It is often served whole at weddings and banquets as a symbol of prosperity and abundance.
Examples in context
- 请给我一份烤猪肉Please give me a portion of roast pork.
- 我想点一份烤猪肉I would like to order a portion of roast pork.
- 请问这道菜有烤猪肉吗？Excuse me, does this dish have roast pork?
- 我喜欢吃烤猪肉。Wǒ xǐhuān chī kǎozhūròu.I like eating roast pork.
- 这家店的烤猪肉很香。Zhè jiā diàn de kǎozhūròu hěn xiāng.The roast pork at this shop smells delicious.
- 我们要不要点一份烤猪肉？Wǒmen yào bù yào diǎn yī fèn kǎozhūròu?Should we order a portion of roast pork?
Example conversation
Haoran and Yuting are deciding what to order at a restaurant.
- 浩然 Haoran雨婷，你想吃什么？Yǔtíng, nǐ xiǎng chī shénme?Yuting, what do you want to eat?
- 雨婷 Yuting我想试一下这里的烤猪肉。Wǒ xiǎng shì yīxià zhèlǐ de kǎo zhūròu.I want to try the roast pork here.
- 浩然 Haoran我也想吃，我们点一份吧。Wǒ yě xiǎng chī, wǒmen diǎn yī fèn ba.I want it too, let's order one.
- 雨婷 Yuting好的，浩然，那我们就点这个。Hǎo de, Hàorán, nà wǒmen jiù diǎn zhège.Okay, Haoran, let's just order this.
