白毛乌骨鸡

白毛烏骨雞

báimáo wūgǔjī

noun

Measure Word

一只白毛乌骨鸡 zhī

Meanings

1 white-feathered black-boned chicken
2 white silkie (a Chinese breed with white plumage but dark skin, flesh and bones)

Characters

Examples

白毛乌骨鸡虽然羽毛雪白，骨头却是乌黑的。

Báimáo wūgǔjī suīrán yǔmáo xuěbái, gǔtou quèshì wū hēi de.

Although the white silkie has snow-white feathers, its bones are jet black.

白毛乌骨鸡常用来炖汤，被视为滋补佳品。

Báimáo wūgǔjī chángyòng lái dùn tāng, bèi shìwéi zī bǔ jiā pǐn.

The white silkie is often used for making soup and is regarded as a superior tonic food.

Tips

culture

The black skin, flesh and bones come from a fibromelanosis mutation that causes hyperpigmentation. In 中医 the bird is the base of 乌鸡白凤丸, a classic tonic for women prescribed in 《寿世保元》 (Ming dynasty).

Stroke Order

白 bái

毛 máo

乌 wū

骨 gǔ

鸡 jī