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肥肉

féiròu
noun #13,660

Measure Word

一块肥肉 kuài

Meanings

  1. 1 fatty meat; fat (on meat)
  2. 2 (figurative) a lucrative prize; cash cow

About the ingredient

肉类 Meat

Fatty meat, usually pork fat, the thick white layer under the skin. Cooks render it into lard and crisp cracklings, or dice it and mix it with lean meat for sausages.

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zhè kuài dì shì kāifāshāng yǎnzhōng de yí kuài féiròu.
This piece of land is a gold mine in the eyes of developers.

Tips

usage
肥肉 literally means fatty meat, but figuratively it refers to something highly desirable or profitable - a 'prize' that everyone wants to grab. Opposite: 瘦肉 (shòuròu, lean meat).

Stroke Order

肥 féi
肉 ròu