粉蒸肉 (fěn zhēng ròu) — steamed meat (usually pork) coated in rice flour | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A classic Chinese dish of fatty pork (usually pork belly) coated in rice flour and steamed until tender — especially associated with Sichuan and Hubei cuisine.

noun

steamed meat (usually pork) coated in rice flour

Examples

粉蒸肉。
Zhè jiā diàn de fěn zhēng ròu zuò dé tè bié hǎo chī.
The steamed meat with rice flour at this restaurant is especially delicious.
粉蒸肉，。
Mā ma jīn tiān zuò le fěn zhēng ròu, xiāng wèi piāo mǎn le zhěng gè chú fáng.
Mom made steamed meat with rice flour today, and the aroma filled the whole kitchen.
粉蒸肉，。
Wǒ dì yī cì chī fěn zhēng ròu shì zài chéng dū, wèi dào lìng rén nán wàng.
The first time I ate steamed meat with rice flour was in Chengdu, and the flavor was unforgettable.

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.

粉蒸powder-steamed

粉fěnrice flour蒸zhēngsteam

偏正Modifier + head

粉 gives rice flour, 蒸 steaming, 肉 meat: meat steamed with rice flour.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

米分粉

Meaning part形符xíngfú

米米mǐrice

Sound part声符shēngfú

分

分fēn粉fěn

Same sound today

粉 pairs 米 (rice) with 分 for its sound. The rice part points to face powder made from rice.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艸艸cǎograss

Sound part声符shēngfú

烝

烝zhēng蒸zhēng

Same sound today

蒸 pairs 艸 (grass) with 烝, which gives the sound.

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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