羊肉串
yáng ròu chuàn
Pinyin

Definition

羊肉串
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yáng ròu chuàn
  1. lamb kebab

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

白羊座
Bái yáng zuò
  1. 1 Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
羊
Yáng
  1. 1 surname Yang
羊毛
yáng máo
  1. 1 fleece
  2. 2 wool
  3. 3 woolen
肉
ròu
  1. 1 meat
  2. 2 flesh
  3. 3 pulp (of a fruit)
  4. 4 (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy
  5. 5 (of a person) flabby
  6. 6 irresolute
  7. 7 Kangxi radical 130
串
chuàn
  1. 1 to string together
  2. 2 to skewer
  3. 3 to connect wrongly
  4. 4 to gang up
  5. 5 to rove
  6. 6 string
  7. 7 bunch
  8. 8 skewer
  9. 9 classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of
  10. 10 to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus)
  11. 11 to move across
串烧
chuàn shāo
  1. 1 to cook on a skewer
  2. 2 barbecued food on a skewer
  3. 3 shish kebab
串门
chuàn mén
  1. 1 to call on sb
  2. 2 to drop in
  3. 3 to visit sb's home
五花肉
wǔ huā ròu
  1. 1 pork belly
  2. 2 streaky pork
人肉
rén ròu
  1. 1 to crowdsource information about sb or sth (abbr. for 人肉搜索[rén ròu sōu suǒ])
  2. 2 human (used attributively, as in 人肉盾牌[rén ròu dùn pái], human shield)
反串
fǎn chuàn
  1. 1 (Chinese opera) to play a role outside of one's specialty
  2. 2 (modern) to play a transvestite role
  3. 3 to masquerade as an opponent
大肉
dà ròu
  1. 1 pork
客串
kè chuàn
  1. 1 to appear on stage in an amateur capacity
  2. 2 (of a professional) to make a guest appearance
  3. 3 (fig.) to assume a role outside one's usual duties
  4. 4 to substitute for
山羊
shān yáng
  1. 1 goat
  2. 2 (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse
放羊
fàng yáng
  1. 1 to tend a flock of sheep
  2. 2 to let sheep out to pasture
  3. 3 fig. to throw off the reins
  4. 4 to leave sb alone
  5. 5 acting freely and irresponsibly
果肉
guǒ ròu
  1. 1 pulp
涮羊肉
shuàn yáng ròu
  1. 1 Mongolian hot pot
  2. 2 instant-boiled mutton (dish)
烤肉
kǎo ròu
  1. 1 barbecue (lit. roast meat)
牛肉
niú ròu
  1. 1 beef
牛肉干
niú ròu gān
  1. 1 dried beef
  2. 2 jerky
  3. 3 charqui
牛肉面
niú ròu miàn
  1. 1 beef noodle soup

Idioms (20)

串亲访友
chuàn qīn fǎng yǒu
  1. 1 to call on friends and relations (idiom)
串通一气
chuàn tōng yī qì
  1. 1 to act in collusion (idiom)
亡羊补牢
wáng yáng bǔ láo
  1. 1 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to act belatedly
  3. 3 better late than never
  4. 4 to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
人为刀俎，我为鱼肉
rén wéi dāo zǔ , wǒ wéi yú ròu
  1. 1 lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at sb's mercy
包子有肉不在褶上
bāo zi yǒu ròu bù zài zhě shàng
  1. 1 a book is not judged by its cover (idiom)
弱肉强食
ruò ròu qiáng shí
  1. 1 lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. predatory behavior
  2. 2 the law of the jungle
心惊肉跳
xīn jīng ròu tiào
  1. 1 lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster
情同骨肉
qíng tóng gǔ ròu
  1. 1 as close as flesh and bones (idiom); deep friendship
情逾骨肉
qíng yú gǔ ròu
  1. 1 feelings deeper than for one's own flesh and blood (idiom)
  2. 2 deep friendship
手心手背都是肉
shǒu xīn shǒu bèi dōu shì ròu
  1. 1 lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to both be of equal importance
  3. 3 to value both equally
挖肉补疮
wā ròu bǔ chuāng
  1. 1 to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient
挂羊头卖狗肉
guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu
  1. 1 lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to cheat
  3. 3 dishonest advertising
  4. 4 wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue
杀牛宰羊
shā niú zǎi yáng
  1. 1 slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep
  2. 2 to prepare a big feast (idiom)
杀猪宰羊
shā zhū zǎi yáng
  1. 1 to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)
毛出在羊身上
máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng
  1. 1 lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.
  2. 2 Nothing comes for free.
牵羊担酒
qiān yáng dān jiǔ
  1. 1 pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom); fig. to offer elaborate congratulations
  2. 2 to kill the fatted calf
生死肉骨
shēng sǐ ròu gǔ
  1. 1 lit. the dead returning to life
  2. 2 a miracle (idiom)
癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉
lài há ma xiǎng chī tiān é ròu
  1. 1 lit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to try to punch above one's weight
皮笑肉不笑
pí xiào ròu bù xiào
  1. 1 to put on a fake smile (idiom)
  2. 2 to smile insincerely
皮开肉绽
pí kāi ròu zhàn
  1. 1 flesh lacerated from corporal punishment (idiom)

Sample Sentences

猪肉里有瘦肉精，牛肉是涂了牛肉膏的假牛肉，羊肉串是老鼠肉做的，黄瓜涂了避孕药，生病吃个胶囊都是臭皮鞋做的。这年头还有能吃的东西吗，饿死算了。
zhūròu lǐ yǒu shòuròujīng ，niúròu shì tú le niúròugāo de jiǎ niúròu ，yángròuchuàn shì lǎoshǔ ròu zuò de ，huángguā tú le bìyùnyào ，shēngbìng chī gè jiāonáng dōu shì chòu píxié zuò de 。zhè niántou háiyǒu néng chī de dōngxi ma ，è sǐ suànle 。
The pork has lean muscle growth hormones. The beef is fake meat covered with beef flavoring. The lamb skewers are made from rat meat. The cucumbers are covered with chemicals that can harm pregnant women. Gel capsules made for medicine are made from stinky leather shoes. These days is there anything that you can eat? Or should we just call it quits and starve to death?
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哎呀，我就想吃小吃。先买两串儿羊肉串儿，再来一碗粉丝汤，很爽的。
āiyā ，wǒ jiù xiǎng chī xiǎochī 。xiān mǎi liǎng chuànr yángròuchuànr ，zài lái yī wǎn fěnsī tāng ，hěn shuǎng de 。
Jeez, I just want to eat street food. I'll buy two grilled lamb skewers first, then a bowl of rice noodle soup. It's really refreshing.
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烤羊肉串儿
kǎo yángròuchuànr
roasted lamb skewers
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羊肉串儿，新鲜的羊肉串儿.....
yángròuchuànr5 ，xīnxiān de yángròuchuànr5 .....
Lamb kebabs.... fresh lamb kebabs...
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我喜欢在路边买夜宵。我最爱吃麻辣烫。羊肉串也很好吃。
wǒ xǐhuan zài lùbiān mǎi yèxiāo 。wǒ zuì ài chī mālàtàng 。yángròuchuàn yě hěn hǎochī 。
I like buying late night snacks on the street. My favorite is hot and spicy soup. Lamb kebabs are great too.
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肯定够。你看，我带了你最喜欢的鸡翅、羊肉串和鱿鱼串。对了，烧烤前别忘了铺一层锡纸。
kěndìng gòu 。nǐ kàn ，wǒ dài le nǐ zuì xǐhuan de jīchì 、yángròuchuàn hé yóuyúchuàn 。duìle ，shāokǎo qián bié wàng le pū yī céng xīzhǐ 。
We definitely have enough. Look, I brought your favorites: chicken wings, mutton skewers and squid skewers. Oh, before you barbecue don’t forget to lay down a layer of tin foil.
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