鸭翅 (yāchì) · duck wing

Measure Word

一只鸭翅 zhī

Meanings

1 duck wing

About the ingredient

Larger than chicken wings, with a much longer tip, almost no fat and tough meat that needs long cooking. Mostly braised in spicy or sweet soy stock and nibbled cold as a snack, sold beside duck necks and feet.

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

绝味鸭翅是她最爱的零食。

Juéwèi yāchì shì tā zuì ài de língshí.

Juewei duck wings are her favorite snack.

HSK 7-9

这家卤味店的鸭翅特别辣。

Zhè jiā lǔwèi diàn de yāchì tèbié là.

This braised-food shop's duck wings are especially spicy.

Tips

culture

鸭翅 is a pillar of Chinese 卤味 (braised snack) culture - chains like 绝味鸭脖, 周黑鸭 and 煌上煌 sell it alongside duck necks and feet as road-trip and beer-pairing staples.