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Chilled duck gizzards
By
François Nguyen
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CC BY 2.0
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Wikimedia Commons
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Frozen-fresh duck gizzards
By
Fumikas Sagisavas
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CC0
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Wikimedia Commons
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干爆鸭胗 2026
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Cartonfox
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CC0
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Wikimedia Commons
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Cropped and resized

鸭胗

鴨胗
yāzhēn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 duck gizzard

About the ingredient

肉类 Meat

The duck's muscular stomach, a dense, firm meat that is not greasy. It is braised with soy sauce, sugar and spices, poached in brine, or stir-fried, for example with garlic shoots or cumin.

Also called  鸭肫

Examples

HSK 7-9
Yāzhēn hěn yǒu jiáojìn.
Duck gizzards are nice and chewy.
HSK 7-9
Zhè jiā lǔwèi diàn de yāzhēn mài de zuì hǎo, měitiān xiàwǔ jiù màiwán le.
Duck gizzards are the best seller at this braised-food shop; they are gone by every afternoon.

Tips

usage
胗 means gizzard, the muscular stomach of a bird, so 鸡胗 is chicken gizzard. The anatomical word is 砂囊.

Stroke Order

鸭 yā
胗 zhēn