白条 (bái tiáo) — informal IOU or promissory note (often without legal force); slaughtered and cleaned (chicken or fish), ready for cooking
Definition
白条 is a colloquial word with two distinct senses: an informal IOU or handwritten promissory note (often not legally binding), and a chicken or fish already slaughtered, cleaned, and ready to cook.
noun
informal IOU or promissory note (often without legal force)slaughtered and cleaned (chicken or fish)ready for cooking
Measure word · 张
Examples
- 白条，。Gōng sī zhī gěi wǒ kāi le yì zhāng bái tiáo, méi shuō shén me shí hou gěi qián.The company only gave me an IOU and didn't say when they would pay.
- 白条，。Zài cài shì chǎng mǎi le yì zhī bái tiáo jī, huí jiā zhí jiē dùn tāng.At the market I bought a cleaned chicken and stewed it directly at home.
- 白条。Nà zhāng bái tiáo gēn běn méi yǒu fǎ lǜ xiào lì.That promissory note has no legal force at all.
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