腊鸭, photo 1 of 2
腊鸭, photo 2 of 2

Photo credit

Photo
A Braised Preserved Duck Legs at Lau Fou Shan
By
Peachyeung316
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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Wikimedia Commons
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Cropped and resized

Photo credit

Photo
Cured duck meat
By
Fumikas Sagisavas
Licence
CC0
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Changes
Cropped and resized

腊鸭

臘鴨
làyā
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 cured duck
  2. 2 preserved duck (salted and air-dried, typical Cantonese/Jiangnan winter food)

About the ingredient

肉类 Meat

Duck rubbed with salt and seasonings and air-dried in the cold, dry months, sold whole or as legs. It is chopped and steamed or cooked on rice; it is salty, so a few pieces flavour a whole dish.

Examples

HSK 5
Yángtái shàng guà zhe jǐ zhī làyā.
A few cured ducks are hanging on the balcony.
HSK 7-9
Làyā bāozǎifàn shì Guǎngdōng dōngtiān de jīngdiǎn.
Cured-duck claypot rice is a Cantonese winter classic.

Tips

culture
腊 refers to the 12th lunar month, when the cold dry air is ideal for curing meat. 腊鸭, 腊肉, 腊肠 are the standard 腊味 trio prepared for Chinese New Year.

Stroke Order

腊 là
鸭 yā