| 东坡肘子 |
Dōng pō zhǒu zi |
Dongpo pork shoulder, traditional dish said to have been created by Northern Song dynasty writer Su Dongpo 苏东坡 |
| 东 |
Dōng |
surname Dong |
| 东 |
dōng |
east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord |
| 东坡 |
Dōng pō |
Dongpo District of Meishan City 眉山市, Sichuan |
| 坡 |
pō |
slope / CL:个 / sloping / slanted |
| 肘 |
zhǒu |
elbow / pork shoulder |
| 肘子 |
zhǒu zi |
pork shoulder / (coll.) elbow |
| 子 |
zǐ |
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
| 子 |
zi |
noun suffix, as in 椅子 "chair" |