腊肉

臘肉

làròu

noun #33,078

Measure Word

一块腊肉 kuài

Meanings

1 cured meat
2 preserved pork
3 Chinese bacon

Characters

12th lunar month; cured

Examples

湖南的腊肉特别香。

Húnán de làròu tèbié xiāng.

Hunan cured pork is especially fragrant.

奶奶每年冬天都做腊肉。

Nǎinai měinián dōngtiān dōu zuò làròu.

Grandma makes cured pork every winter.

Tips

culture

腊 refers to the 12th lunar month (腊月), when families traditionally salt-cured and air-dried pork to preserve it for winter. Hunan and Sichuan versions are smoked; Cantonese 腊肉 is sun-dried and sweet.

Stroke Order

腊 là

肉 ròu