烩菜

燴菜
huìcài
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 mixed stew
  2. 2 northern one-pot braise

Examples

Dōngtiān zuì nuǎn de jiù shì yì pén dà huìcài.
The warmest thing in winter is a big basin of mixed stew.
Māma bǎ shèngcài tǒngtǒng zuò chéng le huìcài.
Mum turned all the leftovers into a mixed stew.

Tips

culture
A family of one-pot braises from north China (especially Shanxi, Henan, Hebei and the northeast) — pork belly, cabbage, potato, tofu puffs, vermicelli and meatballs stewed together in a rich broth. Known as 烩菜 when scaled up for banquets or weddings.
grammar
The verb means "to braise together" and takes many objects: huìfàn "stewed rice", huìmiàn "stewed noodles (Henan speciality)".

Stroke Order

huì
cài