鸡排

雞排

jīpái

noun

Measure Word

一块鸡排 kuài

Meanings

1 chicken cutlet
2 Taiwanese fried chicken steak

Characters

Examples

夜市里排队最长的就是那家鸡排。

Yèshì lǐ páiduì zuì cháng de jiùshì nà jiājī pái.

The longest line at the night market is for that chicken cutlet stand.

他点了一份辣味鸡排加珍珠奶茶。

Tā diǎn le yī fèn làwèi jīpái jiā zhēnzhū nǎichá.

He ordered a spicy chicken cutlet and bubble tea.

Tips

culture

Taiwanese 鸡排 was popularized by 豪大大 (Hot-Star) chicken cutlets in the 1990s — a butterflied, pounded-flat chicken breast, battered and fried larger than the paper bag it comes in. Mainland night-market 大鸡排 directly descends from it.

Stroke Order

鸡 jī

排 pái