里脊 (lǐ jí) — tenderloin (pork, beef, etc.)

Definition

里脊 (lǐjí) refers to the tenderloin — the most tender cut of meat along the spine of pork or beef. As a food/cooking term, it is a countable portion (一块里脊, 牛里脊) rather than a whole animal part.

noun

tenderloin (pork, beef, etc.)

Measure word · 块

Examples

里脊。
Zhè dào cài de lǐ jí hěn nèn.
The tenderloin in this dish is very tender.
里脊。
Wǒ mǎi le bàn jīn zhū lǐ jí.
I bought half a jin of pork tenderloin.
里脊里脊。
Niú lǐ jí bǐ zhū lǐ jí gèng guì.
Beef tenderloin is more expensive than pork tenderloin.

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