白肉

báiròu
noun #40,282

Measure Word

白肉 piàn

Meanings

  1. 1 plain boiled pork
  2. 2 white meat (poultry, fish)

Examples

Suànní báiròu shì yī dào jīngdiǎn Chuāncài.
Garlic-paste pork is a classic Sichuan dish.
Jīròu hé yúròu dōu shǔyú báiròu.
Chicken and fish both count as white meat.

Tips

usage
Two distinct senses: in nutrition talk it's 'white meat' (vs. red meat); in Chinese cooking it specifically names plain-boiled pork belly, sliced thin and dipped in garlic-chili sauce — 白肉 (Sichuan) and 北方白肉 (northern style) are the canonical dishes.

Stroke Order

bái
ròu