Chinese Word 中文漢字
Friday 5 December 2008
Pig
豬
Pig
Pronunciaion:
zhu ( Putonghua, 1st tone )
jue ( Cantonese, 1st tone )
Meaning: pig
豬農 ( zhu nong = pig famers ) rear pigs
豬圈 ( zhu quan = ping ring ) = pig sty.
殺豬般叫 ( zha zhu ban jiao = kill pig same as yell / scream ) means screaming loudly / desperately like pigs being slaughtered.
豬肉 ( zhu roi = pig meat ) = pork.
火腿 ( huo tui = fire leg ) is ham.
燒肉 ( shao rou = burn meat = roast pork ) Chinatown restaurants sell HongkKong style.
叉燒 ( cha shao = [ Cantonese ] cha siu = skewer burn = barbecue pork ).
豬狗不如 ( zhu gou bu ru = pig dog not good as = worse than dogs and pigs).
蠢豬 ( chun zhu = stupid pig ).
肥豬王 ( fei zhu wang = fat pig king ) is the Chinese title of Orwell's Animal Farm.
Labels:
barbecue pork,
burn meat,
ham,
Pig,
pig meat,
roast pork,
skewer burn,
stupid pig
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1 comment:
not zhu roi but zhu rou.
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