麻辣牛肉

málàniúròu
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 mala beef
  2. 2 numbing-spicy beef (Sichuan dish)

Examples

Zhè jiā chuāncàiguǎn de málàniúròu wèidào dìdao.
This Sichuan restaurant's mala beef tastes authentic.
Wǒ xiàjiǔ zuì ài lái yī pán málàniúròu.
My favorite drinking snack is a plate of mala beef.

Tips

culture
麻辣 combines the numbing () tingle of Sichuan peppercorn () with the heat () of chili. The dish exists as thin sliced cold beef (凉拌麻辣牛肉) and as a hot stir-fry, and is a signature of 川菜.

Stroke Order

niú
ròu