照烧鸡
zhàoshāojī
Teriyaki chicken in Chinese is 照烧鸡 (zhàoshāojī).
照烧鸡 refers to a Japanese-style dish consisting of grilled or pan-fried chicken glazed with a sweet and salty soy-based sauce.
What does it mean word for word?
The term contains the word 鸡 (jī), which means chicken.
How does it change in a sentence?
You can modify the phrase to specify different parts or forms of the dish. Adding 肉 (ròu), meaning meat, results in 照烧鸡肉, a common way to refer to the dish. To specify a cut like the thigh, add 腿 (tuǐ) to the end to get 照烧鸡腿. If you want to indicate that the chicken is in pieces, such as diced or cut-up pieces, add 块 (kuài) to form 照烧鸡块.
How do you pronounce it?
zhàoshāojī
Did you know?
- The character 照 in 照烧鸡 typically means 'to reflect' or 'to shine', which is a direct semantic translation of the Japanese 'teri' meaning 'luster'.
- While 照烧 is used for Japanese style, the word 烧 is also the core of the famous Cantonese 叉烧 or 'char siu' pork, though the cooking methods differ.
- The Chinese term 照烧 (zhàoshāo) is a direct phonetic and semantic translation of the Japanese 'teriyaki'. It uses a Chinese character for 'luster' to replicate the Japanese concept of a glossy glaze.
Examples in context
- 你会做照烧鸡吗？Can you make teriyaki chicken?
- 我想吃照烧鸡。Wǒ xiǎng chī zhàoshāojī.I want to eat teriyaki chicken.
- 这份照烧鸡味道很不错。Zhè fèn zhàoshāojī wèidào hěn bùcuò.This teriyaki chicken tastes very good.
- 餐厅里有照烧鸡吗？Cāntīng lǐ yǒu zhàoshāojī ma?Does the restaurant have teriyaki chicken?
Example conversation
Two friends are deciding what to order for lunch at a Japanese restaurant.
- 志强 Zhiqiang你今天想吃什么？Nǐ jīntiān xiǎng chī shénme?What do you want to eat today?
- 雨婷 Yuting我点一份照烧鸡吧。Wǒ diǎn yī fèn zhàoshāojī ba.I will order a teriyaki chicken.
- 志强 Zhiqiang那我也点一份照烧鸡。Nà wǒ yě diǎn yī fèn zhàoshāojī.Then I will also order a teriyaki chicken.
- 雨婷 Yuting好啊，我们叫服务员。Hǎo a, wǒmen jiào fúwùyuán.Okay, let's call the waiter.
