肘子 (zhǒu zǐ) — pork hock, upper part of a pig's leg; elbow (human)
Definition
In everyday use, 肘子 usually means a pork hock (the cut cooked in 红烧肘子 etc.). The literal 'elbow' sense is much less common in conversation.
noun
pork hockupper part of a pig's legelbow (human)
Measure word · 只
Examples
- 肘子，。Wǒ mǎi le yí gè zhǒu zǐ, zhǔn bèi dùn tāng.I bought a pork hock and plan to make soup.
- 肘子。Tā dǎ qiú de shí hou shāng le zhǒu zǐ.He hurt his elbow while playing ball.
- 肘子。Zhè dào hóng shāo zhǒu zǐ hěn hǎo chī.This braised pork hock is delicious.
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