肉燕

ròuyàn

noun

Measure Word

一碗肉燕 wǎn

Meanings

1 rouyan (Fuzhou meat-skin dumplings)
2 Fujian pork wontons with pork-skin wrappers

Characters

Examples

福州的肉燕和馄饨不一样。

Fúzhōu de ròuyàn hé húntún bùyí yàng.

Fuzhou's rouyan is not the same as ordinary wontons.

过年时家家都要煮一锅肉燕。

Guònián shí jiājiā dōu yào zhǔ yì guō ròuyàn.

At New Year, every family cooks a pot of rouyan.

Tips

culture

A Fuzhou specialty also called 太平燕. The wrapper itself is made from pounded pork paste mixed with sweet potato flour, producing a translucent 'meat skin' that shapes like a swallow in broth. A symbol of peace and good fortune in Fujian.

Stroke Order

肉 ròu

燕 yàn