🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

肥牛

Native Script:中文汉字

Pronunciation / Transliteration: féi niú

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fatty beef/ˈfæt.i biːf/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"我们在火锅店点了一盘极品肥牛。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Thinly sliced beef with rich marbling, commonly used in hot pot and quick-boil dishes.

    "We ordered three plates of fatty beef for the spicy hot pot."
  2. 2

    Cuts of beef containing a high proportion of intramuscular fat for enhanced flavor and tenderness.

    "The quality of the fatty beef determines the richness of the broth."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the descriptive English adjectives and nouns referring to marbled cuts of beef. Popularized globally through East Asian hot pot culinary traditions, specifically describing thinly sliced beef with high fat distribution.

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