東坡肘子

简 东坡肘子 · 繁 東坡肘子
Mandarin · pinyin Dōng pō zhǒu zi

Meanings

  1. Dongpo pork shoulder, traditional dish said to have been created by Northern Song dynasty writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡
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東
dōng · east, eastern, eastward
坡
pō · slope, bank, hillside
肘
zhǒu · the elbow; help a person shoulder a load
子
zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
东
dōng · east, eastern, eastward
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1–1–3–5 · Dong1 po1 zhou3 zi5

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dung1 bo1 zau2 zi2

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東坡肘子 · Dong1 po1 zhou3 zi5
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Exact source record東坡肘子 东坡肘子 [Dong1 po1 zhou3 zi5] /Dongpo pork shoulder, traditional dish said to have been created by Northern Song dynasty writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡/