腊肉 (là ròu) — cured meat (especially pork, traditionally preserved by drying or smoking for the Lunar New Year)
Definition
Cured, often smoked or air-dried meat (usually pork) traditionally made for Lunar New Year, especially in southern China. The character 腊 points to the Laba/12th-month timing, not the meat itself.
noun
cured meat (especially pork, traditionally preserved by drying or smoking for the Lunar New Year)
Measure word · 块
Examples
- 腊肉。Wǒ mā ma zuò le hěn duō là ròu.My mom made a lot of cured meat.
- 腊肉。Nán fāng rén xǐ huan dōng tiān chī là ròu.Southerners like to eat cured meat in winter.
- 腊肉。Zhè kuài là ròu yǐ jīng fàng le yì nián duō le.This piece of cured meat has been stored for over a year.
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