排骨

páigǔ

noun #10,019

Meanings

1 spare ribs; pork chop; pork cutlet
2 (colloquial) skinny person

Characters

row; to arrange; a cut (of meat)

Examples

糖醋排骨是我最喜欢的菜。

Tángcù páigǔ shì wǒ zuì xǐhuān de cài.

Sweet and sour spare ribs is my favorite dish.

妈妈炖了一锅排骨汤。

Māma dùn le yī guō páigǔ tāng.

Mom stewed a pot of spare rib soup.

他太瘦了，简直是个排骨。

Tā tài shòu le, jiǎnzhí shì gè páigǔ.

He's so thin, he's basically a bag of bones.

Tips

culture

排骨 is one of the most popular ingredients in Chinese cooking. 糖醋排骨 (sweet and sour ribs) and 排骨汤 (rib soup) are classic home-cooked dishes found across China.

Stroke Order

排 pái

骨 gǔ