腊肠 (là cháng) — Chinese-style cured sausage (typically made from pork, seasoned and air-dried)

Definition

Examples

• 妈妈用腊肠炒了一盘青菜。
  Mā ma yòng là cháng chǎo le yì pán qīng cài.
  Mom stir-fried a plate of greens with Chinese sausage.
• 广式腊肠味道偏甜，适合做煲仔饭。
  Guǎng shì là cháng wèi dào piān tián, shì hé zuò bāo zǎi fàn.
  Cantonese-style cured sausage is slightly sweet and great for clay pot rice.
• 过年时，家里会蒸一整根腊肠。
  Guò nián shí, jiā lǐ huì zhēng yì zhěng gēn là cháng.
  During the New Year, the family steams a whole piece of cured sausage.