肉燕

ròuyàn
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 rouyan (Fuzhou meat-skin dumplings)
  2. 2 Fujian pork wontons with pork-skin wrappers

Examples

HSK 6
Guònián shí jiājiā dōu yào zhǔ yì guō ròuyàn.
At New Year, every family cooks a pot of rouyan.
HSK 7-9
Fúzhōu de ròuyàn hé húntún bùyíyàng.
Fuzhou's rouyan is not the same as ordinary wontons.

Tips

culture
A Fuzhou specialty also called 太平燕. The wrapper itself is made from pounded pork paste mixed with sweet potato flour, producing a translucent 'meat skin' that shapes like a swallow in broth. A symbol of peace and good fortune in Fujian.

Stroke Order

ròu
yàn