卤肉

滷肉

lǔròu

noun

Meanings

1 soy-braised meat
2 stewed pork (Chinese/Taiwanese style)

Characters

to braise in soy sauce

Examples

HSK 6

早餐吃卤肉夹馒头最香。

Zǎocān chī lǔròu jiā mántou zuì xiāng.

Nothing beats braised pork in a steamed bun for breakfast.

HSK 7-9

妈妈卤了一大锅卤肉。

Māma lǔ le yī dà guō lǔròu.

Mom braised a big pot of soy-stewed pork.

Tips

usage

卤 as a cooking verb means to slow-simmer in soy sauce, rock sugar, and spices (star anise, cinnamon, bay). The braise liquid itself is 卤水, and it's reused and aged. Some shops have 老卤 running for decades.

Stroke Order

卤 lǔ

肉 ròu