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红烧鸡腿

紅燒雞腿
hóngshāo jītuǐ
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 red-braised chicken legs

About the dish

家常菜 Home-style · 热菜 Hot dish

A whole chicken leg or drumstick braised in soy sauce and sugar until dark and glossy. Savoury and a little sweet, eaten off the bone.

Examples

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Tā měi cì qù shítáng dōu yào yì zhī hóngshāo jītuǐ, zài jiā yì wǎn mǐfàn.
Every time he goes to the canteen, he gets a red-braised chicken leg and a bowl of rice.
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Hóngshāo jītuǐ shì zhěng zhī shāo de, bù qiēkāi.
Red-braised chicken legs are braised whole, not cut into pieces.

Stroke Order

红 hóng
烧 shāo
鸡 jī
腿 tuǐ