子鸡 (zǐ jī) — young chicken, spring chicken (as food)

Definition

A young chicken used as food — tender and small, sold whole for stewing. The cooking example is a young chicken (童子鸡), not a chick.

noun
young chickenspring chicken (as food)
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Examples

  • Zhè dào zǐ jī dùn mó gu fēi cháng xiān měi.
    This stewed young chicken with mushrooms is very delicious.
  • 子鸡
    Wǒ mǎi le liǎng zhī zǐ jī, zhǔn bèi zhōu mò dùn tāng.
    I bought two young chickens and plan to make soup on the weekend.
  • 子鸡
    Zhè jiā diàn de zǐ jī zuò fǎ hěn yǒu tè sè.
    This restaurant's way of preparing young chicken is quite distinctive.

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