Chinese word dictionary

涮羊肉

shuàn yáng ròu · Mongolian hot pot; instant-boiled mutton (dish)

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Word information

Simplified涮羊肉

Traditional涮羊肉

Pinyinshuàn yáng ròu

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

涮shuàn

to rinse; to boil or cook in juice

羊yáng

sheep, goat

肉ròu

meat; flesh

How to learn 涮羊肉

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Words with the same characters

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肉ròu

meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130

羊yáng

sheep; goat; CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]; surname Yang

肌肉jīròu

muscle; flesh

涮shuàn

to rinse; to trick; to fool sb; to cook by dipping finely sliced ingredients briefly in boiling water or soup (generally done at the dining table)

亡羊补牢wángyáng-bǔláo

lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom); fig. to act belatedly; better late than never; to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted

羊肉yáng ròu

mutton; goat meat