食用鸽

食用鴿

shíyònggē

noun

Measure Word

一只食用鸽 zhī

Meanings

1 meat pigeon
2 pigeon raised for food
3 squab

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

广东菜里有很多用食用鸽做的名菜。

Guǎngdōng cài lǐ yǒu hěnduō yòng shíyònggē zuò de míngcài.

Cantonese cuisine has many famous dishes made with meat pigeons.

HSK 7-9

这个养殖场专门繁育食用鸽。

Zhège yǎngzhíchǎng zhuānmén fányù shíyònggē.

This farm specializes in breeding meat pigeons.

Tips

culture

Distinguished from racing pigeons (信鸽) and ornamental pigeons (观赏鸽). The King pigeon and Mimas are common commercial meat breeds in China; young birds sold as 乳鸽 (squab) are especially prized in Cantonese cuisine.

Stroke Order

食 shí

用 yòng

鸽 gē