烤鸭 (kǎo yā) — (noun) roast duck; Peking duck; (verb-object) to roast duck
Definition
烤鸭 (kǎoyā) is a verb-object word meaning both 'roast duck' (the dish, especially Peking duck) and the action 'to roast a duck' — famous as a Beijing specialty.
noun
roast duckPeking duck
verb
(verb-object) to roast duck
Measure word · 只
Examples
- 烤鸭。Wǒ men yì qǐ qù chī kǎo yā ba.Let's go eat roast duck together.
- 烤鸭。kǎo yā Shì běi jīng de tè sè cài zhī yī.Roast duck is one of Beijing's specialty dishes.
- ，。Tā kǎo le yì zhī yā, xiāng wèi pū bí.He roasted a duck, and the aroma was overwhelming.
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