Chinese word

烤鸭

Pronunciation

Pinyinkǎo yā

Meaning

  • nounroast duck

Example

这家店的烤鸭很好吃。zhè jiā diàn de kǎo yā hěn hǎo chī

The roast duck at this restaurant is delicious.

Illustration for 烤鸭 (roast duck)

More examples

节日的时候，很多人排队买烤鸭。jié rì de shí hòu hěn duō rén pái duì mǎi kǎo yā

During holidays, many people line up to buy roast duck.

Core concept

Heat turns a duck into a shared dish whose roasted meat can be presented whole or cut into slices, from an everyday menu item to a celebrated regional style.

Common phrases

  • 吃烤鸭chī kǎo yā

    eat roast duck

  • 北京烤鸭běi jīng kǎo yā

    Peking duck

  • 整只烤鸭zhéng zhǐ kǎo yā

    a whole roast duck

  • 烤鸭店kǎo yā diàn

    roast duck restaurant

Similar words

北京烤鸭běi jīng kǎo yā: A Beijing-style duck dish with thin, crisp skin, usually sliced and wrapped in thin pancakes.
鸭子yā zi: A duck, whether kept for raising or used as food.
烤肉kǎo ròu: A dish of meat cooked by roasting or grilling, including skewers and barbecue.
烧鸭shāo yā: A Chinese-style roast duck seasoned with spices or sauce and cooked with its skin.

Definition in Chinese

把鸭子用火、炭或烤箱等烤熟而成的食品或菜肴，常以整只或切片形式呈现。bǎ yā zi yòng huǒ tàn huò kǎo xiāng děng kǎo shú ér chéng de shí pǐn huò cài yáo cháng yǐ zhéng zhǐ huò qiē piàn xíng shì chéng xiàn

Word origin

烤鸭 (kǎoyā, "roast duck") combines 烤 (kǎo, "roast") with 鸭 (yā, "duck"), creating a transparent name for duck prepared by roasting.

Usage tips

  • On a menu, this noun usually names the finished food rather than an instruction to roast a duck, so it functions as a dish name in restaurant conversations.

Other meanings

  • Peking ducknoun

Related words

  • 北京烤鸭běi jīng kǎo yāPeking ducknoun
  • 烤鸭店kǎo yā diànroast duck restaurantnoun
  • 烤鸭肉kǎo yā ròuroast duck meatnoun

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