羊蝎子 (yángxiēzi) · lamb spine hot pot, lamb backbone

Measure Word

一锅羊蝎子 guō

Meanings

1 lamb spine hot pot
2 lamb backbone

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About the dish

京菜 Beijing · 热菜 Hot dish

Chunks of lamb backbone with meat on them, stewed soft in a spiced broth and served in a pot over a flame. You gnaw the meat off the bones and suck out the marrow, then cook vegetables in the broth like a hot pot. A Beijing winter dish.

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Examples

HSK 5

冬天吃一锅羊蝎子最暖和。

Dōngtiān chī yì guō yángxiēzi zuì nuǎnhuo.

Eating a pot of lamb spine hot pot in winter is the warmest thing.

HSK 6

北京的羊蝎子火锅很有名。

Běijīng de yángxiēzi huǒguō hěn yǒumíng.

Beijing's lamb spine hot pot is famous.

HSK 7-9

他啃了半天羊蝎子才吃完。

Tā kěn le bàntiān yángxiēzi cái chīwán.

He gnawed on the lamb spine for a long time before finishing.

Tips

culture

The bone column looks like a scorpion's tail, which is where the name 蝎子 comes from. It is a northern winter specialty, eaten by gnawing meat directly off the backbone.

memory

羊 (sheep) + 蝎子 (scorpion) - sheep bones shaped like a scorpion.