羊肉串 (yáng ròu chuàn) — lamb skewer, mutton kebab (a popular grilled street food)

Definition

noun
lamb skewermutton kebab (a popular grilled street food)
Measure word · 串

Examples

  • 羊肉串,。
    Zhè jiā diàn de yáng ròu chuàn fēi cháng hǎo chī, měi cì lái dōu yào diǎn.
    The lamb skewers at this restaurant are delicious; I order them every time I come.
  • ,羊肉串。
    Tā zhàn zài lù biān tān qián, mǎi le shí chuàn yáng ròu chuàn.
    He stood in front of the street stall and bought ten skewers of lamb.
  • 羊肉串,。
    yáng ròu chuàn Pèi shàng yì píng bīng pí jiǔ, shì xià tiān zuì hǎo de xiǎng shòu.
    Lamb skewers with a bottle of cold beer are the best summer treat.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

羊肉mutton
羊yángsheep肉ròumeat
偏正Modifier + head
串chuànskewer

羊 means sheep, 肉 means meat, and 串 means skewer; together they describe skewered mutton.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 羊 comes from a drawing of a ram's head.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The original shape of 肉 showed ribs of an animal’s torso, or simply a slice of meat.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape 串 is a picture of objects strung together.

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