| 左宗棠鸡 |
Zuǒ Zōng táng jī |
General Tso's chicken, a deep-fried chicken dish |
| 左 |
Zuǒ |
surname Zuo |
| 左 |
zuǒ |
left / the Left (politics) / east / unorthodox / queer / wrong / differing / opposite / variant of 佐 |
| 左宗棠 |
Zuǒ Zōng táng |
Zuo Zongtang (1812-1885), Chinese administrator and military leader |
| 宗 |
Zōng |
surname Zong |
| 宗 |
zōng |
school / sect / purpose / model / ancestor / clan / to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work) / classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs |
| 棠 |
táng |
cherry-apple |
| 鸡 |
jī |
fowl / chicken / CL:只 / (slang) prostitute |