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口水鸡

口水雞

kǒushuǐjī

noun Very hot

Measure Word

一盘口水鸡 pán

Meanings

1 mouth-watering chicken

Made with

鸡 jī 辣椒油 làjiāoyóu 花椒 huājiāo 芝麻 zhīma 花生 huāshēng

About the dish

川菜 Sichuan · 凉菜 Cold dish

Poached chicken on the bone, served cold in chili oil with Sichuan pepper, sesame and peanuts.

Usually contains peanuts and sesame

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

这家川菜馆的口水鸡很正宗。

Zhè jiā Chuāncài guǎn de kǒushuǐjī hěn zhèngzōng.

This Sichuan restaurant's mouth-watering chicken is very authentic.

HSK 7-9

光看这盘口水鸡就流口水了。

Guāng kàn zhè pán kǒushuǐjī jiù liú kǒushuǐ le.

Just looking at this mouth-watering chicken makes you drool.

Tips

history

The name 'saliva chicken' comes from a line by writer Guo Moruo (郭沫若), who wrote in his memoirs that recalling his hometown Sichuan chicken made his mouth water.

Stroke Order

口 kǒu

水 shuǐ

鸡 jī