黄焖鸡

黃燜雞

huángmènjī

noun

Measure Word

一份黄焖鸡 fèn

Meanings

1 braised chicken in brown sauce (Shandong dish, usually served over rice)

Characters

braise, stew with lid on

Examples

HSK 3

这家的黄焖鸡特别下饭。

Zhè jiā de huángmènjī tèbié xià fàn.

This place's braised chicken really goes down well with rice.

HSK 4

中午我点了份黄焖鸡米饭。

Zhōngwǔ wǒ diǎn le fèn huángmènjī mǐfàn.

I ordered huangmen chicken over rice for lunch.

Tips

culture

Shandong (Jinan) origin. The chain 杨铭宇黄焖鸡米饭 made it a nationwide fast-casual staple in the 2010s: chicken pieces stewed with mushrooms, potatoes and green peppers in a brown soy-based sauce, served over rice in a small clay pot.

Stroke Order

黄 huáng

焖 mèn

鸡 jī