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羊羔肉

yánggāoròu
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 lamb meat
  2. 2 young lamb

About the ingredient

肉类 Meat

Meat of a lamb under a year old, paler and milder in taste than mutton. Northern cooks boil it in large pieces on the bone and eat it by hand, or roast it.

Also called  羔羊肉

Examples

HSK 7-9
Níngxià de yánggāoròu fēicháng yǒumíng.
Ningxia's lamb is very famous.
HSK 7-9
Yánggāoròu bǐ pǔtōng yángròu gèng nèn.
Lamb is more tender than regular mutton.

Tips

culture
羊羔 specifies a young lamb (under six months), so the meat is milder and more tender than adult 羊肉. Ningxia's Tan-sheep lamb is nationally renowned.

Stroke Order

羊 yáng
羔 gāo
肉 ròu