螺蛳

螺螄
luósī
noun #57,609

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 river snail
  2. 2 freshwater snail

Examples

Xiàtiān yèshì shàng yī pán chǎo luósī tèbié xiàjiǔ.
A plate of stir-fried river snails at a summer night market goes great with beer.
Luósīfěn de wèidào bùshì měi gèrén dōu néng jiēshòu.
Not everyone can stomach the smell of luosifen.

Tips

culture
Best known nationwide as the base of 螺蛳 (luósīfěn) — Liuzhou rice noodles in a snail-and-pork-bone broth, sharpened with stinky pickled bamboo shoots. Originally a Guangxi street food, now a viral packaged-noodle export with fan and hater factions.

Stroke Order

luó