叉燒 (caa1 siu1) — barbecued pork; Guangdong-style grilled pork in Cantonese
caaˉ¹叉siuˉ¹燒简 叉烧
Mandarin Pinyin: cha1 shao1
Meaning of 叉燒
nounbarbecued pork; Guangdong-style grilled pork
Example Sentences with 叉燒
heoi˗₃去koengˎ₄強gei˗₃記maaiˏ₅買caaˉ¹叉siuˉ¹燒。
Let's go to Keung Kee to buy char siu.
giu˗₃叫go˗₃個caaˉ¹叉siuˉ¹燒coeng2.腸。
Order a char siu rice noodle roll.
ngoˏ₅我jiu˗₃要bun˗₃半feiˎ₄肥sau˗₃瘦caaˉ¹叉siuˉ¹燒。
I want char siu that's half lean, half fatty.
ngoˏ₅我soengˊ²想sikˍ₆食mingˎ₄明louˎ₄爐caaˉ¹叉siu1.燒。
I want to eat bright stove char siu.
ngoˏ₅我jiu˗₃要waatˍ₆滑daanˍ₆蛋caaˉ¹叉siuˉ¹燒faanˍ₆飯。
I want the scrambled egg with char siu rice.
Characters in 叉燒
Words Containing 叉燒
叉燒酥caa1 siu1 sou1
barbequed pork puff pastry
叉燒包caa1 siu1 baau1
roast pork buns -- baked or steamed buns filled with roast pork; often available as a dim sum (點心) dish or at Chinese bakeries.
扮晒叉燒baan6 saai3 caa1 siu1
to pretend
叉燒餐包caa1 siu1 caan1 baau1
BBQ Pork Bun
叉燒飯caa1 siu1 faan6
rice with barbequed (grilled) pork
叉燒腸caa1 siu1 coeng2
rice roll with barbequed pork filling
生舊叉燒好過生你saang1 gau6 caa1 siu1 hou2 gwo3 sang1 nei5
(a mother scolds to her kids with this slang to express her anger at them) better give birth to a piece of BBQ pork rather than you
蜜汁叉燒mat6 zap1 caa1 siu1
sliced barbecued pork coated with honey
生嚿叉燒好過生你saang1 gau6 caa1 siu1 hou2 gwo3 saang1 nei5
I wish I never gave birth to you; it would be better to have given birth to a cha siu than to give birth to you
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