羊杂

羊雜

yángzá

noun

Meanings

1 lamb / mutton offal (mixed sheep innards)
2 short for 羊杂汤 yángzátāng (lamb-offal stew)

Characters

mixed, miscellaneous

Examples

冬天来一碗羊杂汤最暖和。

Dōngtiān lái yī wǎn yángzátāng zuì nuǎnhuo.

A bowl of lamb-offal soup is the warmest thing in winter.

山西的羊杂割很有名。

Shānxī de yángzá gē hěn yǒumíng.

Shanxi's chopped lamb-offal stew is famous.

Tips

culture

羊杂 (head, heart, liver, lungs, tripe, intestines) is a winter staple across northern China and Inner Mongolia. Local variants include Shanxi's 羊杂割 yángzágē and Inner Mongolia's 羊杂碎 yángzásuì — usually a peppery soup eaten with flatbread or shaobing.

Stroke Order

羊 yáng

杂 zá