凤爪

鳳爪
fèngzhǎo
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 chicken feet (cuisine)
  2. 2 phoenix claws

Examples

Wǒmen diǎn le yī fèn chǐzhī fèngzhǎo.
We ordered a serving of chicken feet in black bean sauce.
Fèngzhǎo shì Yuèshì diǎnxīn de jīngdiǎn.
Chicken feet are a classic of Cantonese dim sum.

Tips

culture
凤爪 (literally 'phoenix claws') is the polite menu name for chicken feet. The most famous version is steamed dim sum 凤爪 (black bean sauce), deep-fried then braised until the skin is gelatinous.
memory
Chinese cuisine often dresses up humble parts with poetic names: chicken = phoenix (), so chicken feet become 'phoenix claws'.

Stroke Order

fèng
zhǎo