羊蝎子

羊蠍子
yángxiēzi
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 lamb spine hot pot
  2. 2 lamb backbone (Beijing dish)

Examples

Dōngtiān chī yì guō yángxiēzi zuì nuǎnhuo.
Eating a pot of lamb spine hot pot in winter is the warmest thing.
Běijīng de yángxiēzi huǒguō hěn yǒumíng.
Beijing's lamb spine hot pot is famous.
Tā kěn le bàntiān yángxiēzi cái chīwán.
He gnawed on the lamb spine for a long time before finishing.

Tips

culture
The bone column looks like a scorpion's tail, which is where the name 蝎子 comes from. It is a northern winter specialty, eaten by gnawing meat directly off the backbone.
memory
(sheep) + 蝎子 (scorpion) — sheep bones shaped like a scorpion.

Stroke Order

yáng
xiē