蹄子 (tí zǐ) — hoof (of an animal); pork hock; leg of pork (as food)
Definition
Colloquial word for an animal's hoof, and by extension a pork hock sold as food (e.g. 猪蹄子). More everyday than the literary 蹄; the cooking sense usually pairs with a meat/animal prefix like 猪 or 牛.
noun
hoof (of an animal)pork hockleg of pork (as food)
Measure word · 只
Examples
- 蹄子。Zhè pǐ mǎ de yì zhī tí zǐ shòu shāng le.One of this horse's hooves is injured.
- 。Tā mǎi le jǐ gè zhū tí zǐ zhǔn bèi hóng shāo.He bought a few pork hocks to braise in soy sauce.
- 蹄子，。Niú tí zǐ suī rán yìng, dàn hěn yǒu yíng yǎng.Beef hooves are tough, but very nutritious.
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