排骨饭 (páigǔfàn) · pork chop rice

Measure Word

一份排骨饭 fèn

Meanings

1 pork chop rice

Made with

About the dish

Rice with pork ribs on top: often braised or steamed spare ribs on the mainland, a fried pork chop in Taiwan, with a few vegetable sides. Savoury and filling; the meat is often on the bone.

Characters

排

pái

row (with the next character, ribs)

Examples

HSK 4

中午来不及做饭，我在楼下买了一份排骨饭。

Zhōngwǔ láibují zuòfàn, wǒ zài lóuxià mǎi le yí fèn páigǔfàn.

I didn't have time to cook at lunchtime, so I bought pork chop rice downstairs.

HSK 7-9

排骨饭就是米饭上面放一块排骨。

Páigǔfàn jiùshì mǐfàn shàngmian fàng yí kuài páigǔ.

Pork chop rice is just rice with a pork chop on top.

Tips

culture

In Taiwan 排骨饭 is rice with a deep-fried pork chop, pounded thin and seasoned with five-spice, plus a few vegetable sides. On mainland menus it is often braised spare ribs on rice.