清远鸡 (Qīngyuǎnjī) · Qingyuan chicken

Measure Word

一只清远鸡 zhī

Meanings

1 Qingyuan chicken

About the ingredient

A local chicken breed from Qingyuan in Guangdong, the hens speckled on the back. Raised free-range for over 130 days, far longer than broilers, it has thin, smooth skin and firm meat, and is the classic bird for 白切鸡.

Also called 清远麻鸡

Characters

清

qīng

clear (from the city name Qingyuan)

远

yuǎn

far (from the city name Qingyuan)

鸡

jī

chicken

Examples

HSK 5

在广东，白切鸡常常用清远鸡来做。

Zài Guǎngdōng, báiqiējī chángcháng yòng Qīngyuǎnjī lái zuò.

In Guangdong, white-cut chicken is often made with Qingyuan chicken.

HSK 6

清远鸡是广东清远的特产。

Qīngyuǎnjī shì Guǎngdōng Qīngyuǎn de tèchǎn.

Qingyuan chicken is a specialty of Qingyuan in Guangdong.

Tips

usage

清远鸡 comes from 清远市 in Guangdong and has been a national geographical indication product since 2010. The breed is 清远麻鸡, known in English as the Qingyuan Partridge.