{"id":957,"date":"2022-08-17T04:08:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T04:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/?p=957"},"modified":"2023-02-25T07:46:55","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T07:46:55","slug":"meat-is-not-always-meat-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/meat-is-not-always-meat-in-china.html","title":{"rendered":"Meat is not always meat &#8211; The most common expressions with \u201c\u8089\u201d in Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In Chinese, you will frequently encounter words that contain the character &#8220;\u8089&#8221; (r\u00f2u). This is because food plays a significant role in people&#8217;s daily lives, and &#8220;\u8089&#8221; is an important ingredient in Chinese cuisine. Therefore, it appears in the names of many dishes and is even linked with fruit. In addition to its literal usage, people also use it in slang or to describe abstract concepts, such as personal characteristics. To help you understand this concept better, here are some commonly used phrases that include &#8220;\u8089&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=other/_#food\">For food<\/a><\/li><li><a href=other/_#fruit\">For fruit and seasoning<\/a><\/li><li><a href=other/_#people\">For people<\/a><\/li><li><a href=other/_#relationships\">For relationships<\/a><\/li><li><a href=other/_#feelings\">For feelings and characteristics<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"food\">For food<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>\u732a\u8089 <\/strong>\/zh\u016br\u00f2u\/ pork<\/li><li><strong>\u725b\u8089 <\/strong>\/ni\u00far\u00f2u\/ beef<\/li><li><strong>\u9e21\u8089 <\/strong>\/j\u012br\u00f2u\/ chicken<\/li><li><strong>\u7f8a\u8089 <\/strong>\/y\u00e1ngr\u00f2u\/ lamb<\/li><li><strong>\u8089\u98df\u52a8\u7269 <\/strong>\/r\u00f2ush\u00ed d\u00f2ngw\u00f9\/ carnivorous animal<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that when you say &#8220;\u8089&#8221; without specifying the type of meat, most people will assume you mean &#8220;\u732a\u8089&#8221; (pork) because it&#8217;s the most commonly consumed meat in China. But what about other types of meat? If you want to order beef, chicken, lamb, or other meats in a restaurant, simply use the appropriate attribute words like &#8220;\u725b&#8221; (ni\u00fa) for beef, &#8220;\u9e21&#8221; (j\u012b) for chicken, and &#8220;\u7f8a&#8221; (y\u00e1ng) for lamb before the character &#8220;\u8089&#8221; to form &#8220;\u725b\u8089&#8221; (ni\u00far\u00f2u), &#8220;\u9e21\u8089&#8221; (j\u012br\u00f2u), &#8220;\u7f8a\u8089&#8221; (y\u00e1ngr\u00f2u), and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When discussing a specific dish, you may be familiar with the famous food &#8220;\u70e4\u9e2d&#8221; (k\u01ceo y\u0101) roasted duck, but you won&#8217;t hear &#8220;duck meat&#8221; in Chinese as often. Instead, people usually refer to the meat as &#8220;\u9e2d&#8221; (y\u0101) alone, without adding &#8220;\u8089&#8221; after it. This practice is not unique to duck meat. People also use &#8220;\u9c7c&#8221; (y\u00fa) to refer to fish meat without adding &#8220;\u8089&#8221;. Furthermore, for carnivorous animals, you can simply say &#8220;\u8089\u98df\u52a8\u7269&#8221; (r\u00f2ush\u00ed d\u00f2ngw\u00f9) to describe them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"custom_example_style\">\u65e9\u70b9\u513f\u53bb\u83dc\u5e02\u573a\uff0c\u65e9\u4e0a\u7684<strong>\u732a\u8089<\/strong>\u4f1a\u65b0\u9c9c\u70b9\u513f\u3002(Z\u01ceo di\u01cen\u2019r q\u00f9 c\u00e0ish\u00ecch\u01cen\u0261, z\u01ceosh\u0251n\u0261 de <strong>zh\u016br\u00f2u<\/strong> hu\u00ec x\u012bnxi\u0101n di\u01cen\u2019r.) Go to the market early because the pork in the morning is fresher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"custom_example_style\">\u5403\u706b\u9505\u7684\u65f6\u5019\uff0c\u4ed6\u7279\u522b\u559c\u6b22\u5403<strong>\u725b\u8089<\/strong>\u3002(Ch\u012b hu\u01d2\u0261u\u014d de sh\u00edhou, t\u0101 t\u00e8bi\u00e9 x\u01d0hu\u0251n ch\u012b <strong>ni\u00far\u00f2u<\/strong>.) He likes eating beef while eating hotpot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"custom_example_style\">\u8fd9\u7897\u7c73\u7ebf\u7684\u6d47\u5934\u662f<strong>\u9e21\u8089<\/strong>\u505a\u7684\u3002(Zh\u00e8 w\u01cen m\u01d0xi\u00e0n de ji\u0101ot\u00f3u sh\u00ec<strong> j\u012br\u00f2u<\/strong> zu\u00f2 de.) The topping of this rice noodle dish is made of chicken.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fruit\">For fruit and seasoning<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>\u679c\u8089 <\/strong>\/gu\u01d2r\u00f2u\/ pulp<\/li><li><strong>\u8089\u6842 <\/strong>\/r\u00f2ugu\u00ec\/ cinnamon<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As its name suggests, &#8220;\u679c\u8089&#8221; (gu\u01d2r\u00f2u) literally refers to the &#8220;meat&#8221; of a fruit, which is actually the pulp. When discussing &#8220;\u8089\u6842&#8221; (r\u00f2ugu\u00ec), it&#8217;s important to first mention its counterpart &#8220;\u6842\u76ae&#8221; (gu\u00ecp\u00ed). In China, &#8220;\u6842\u76ae&#8221; is not only a popular seasoning in cooking, but also a commonly used Chinese herbal medicine. &#8220;\u8089\u6842&#8221; is a species in the Lauraceous family, and it&#8217;s named so because it&#8217;s thicker than &#8220;\u6842\u76ae&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>e.g.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"custom_example_style\">\u8fd9\u4e2a\u996e\u6599\u91cc\u771f\u7684\u6709<strong>\u679c\u8089<\/strong>\u5417\uff1f(Zh\u00e8\u0261e y\u01d0nli\u00e0ol\u01d0 zh\u0113nde y\u01d2u <strong>\u0261u\u01d2r\u00f2u<\/strong> m\u0251?) Does this drink really have pulp in it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"custom_example_style\">\u4ed6\u559d\u5496\u5561\u7684\u65f6\u5019\u559c\u6b22\u52a0<strong>\u8089\u6842<\/strong>\u3002(T\u0101 h\u0113 k\u0101f\u0113i de sh\u00edhou x\u01d0hu\u0251n ji\u0101 <strong>r\u00f2u\u0261u\u00ec<\/strong>.) He likes to add cinnamon when drinking coffee.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"people\">For people<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>\u808c\u8089 <\/strong>\/j\u012br\u00f2u\/ muscle<\/li><li><strong>\u8089\u773c<\/strong> \/r\u00f2u y\u01cen\/ unaided eye<\/li><li><strong>\u8089\u8eab<\/strong> \/r\u00f2u sh\u0113n\/ mortal body<\/li><li><strong>\u8840\u8089<\/strong> \/xu\u00e8 r\u00f2u\/ blood and flesh<\/li><li><strong>\u6709\u8840\u6709\u8089 <\/strong>\/y\u01d2uxu\u00e8 y\u01d2ur\u00f2u\/ true to life<\/li><li><strong>\u884c\u5c38\u8d70\u8089<\/strong><a> \/x<\/a>\u00edng sh\u012b z\u01d2u r\u00f2u\/ an utterly useless person<\/li><li><strong>\u8089\u7968<\/strong> \/r\u00f2u pi\u00e0o\/ hostages<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>People often use &#8220;\u8089&#8221; to describe human attributes. For muscles, we use &#8220;\u808c\u8089&#8221; (j\u012br\u00f2u), which sounds similar to &#8220;\u9e21\u8089&#8221; (j\u012br\u00f2u) but uses a different character. &#8220;\u8089\u773c&#8221; (r\u00f2uy\u01cen) and &#8220;\u8089\u8eab&#8221; (r\u00f2ush\u0113n) emphasize the use of our eyes and body alone, without any external help. &#8220;\u8840\u8089&#8221; (xi\u011br\u00f2u) emphasizes our blood and flesh. The phrase &#8220;\u6709\u8840\u6709\u8089&#8221; (y\u01d2u xi\u011b y\u01d2u r\u00f2u) means to be &#8220;real&#8221; or &#8220;true to life,&#8221; and is often used in literary works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two interesting expressions to describe people: &#8220;\u884c\u5c38\u8d70\u8089&#8221; (x\u00edngsh\u012bz\u01d2ur\u00f2u) and &#8220;\u8089\u7968&#8221; (r\u00f2upi\u00e0o). &#8220;\u884c\u5c38\u8d70\u8089&#8221; literally means &#8220;walking corpse and running flesh,&#8221; but it&#8217;s a metaphor for a person who doesn&#8217;t use their brain, doesn&#8217;t work, and lives a confused life. &#8220;\u8089\u7968&#8221; means &#8220;meat tickets&#8221; literally, but it usually refers to hostages who are taken for ransom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>e.g.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"custom_example_style\">\u521a\u8fd0\u52a8\u5b8c\u8981\u62c9\u4f38\u4e00\u4e0b<strong>\u808c\u8089<\/strong>\u3002(G\u0101n\u0261 y\u00f9nd\u00f2n\u0261 w\u00e1n y\u00e0o l\u0101sh\u0113n y\u00ed xi\u00e0 <strong>j\u012br\u00f2u<\/strong>.) You need to stretch your muscles after exercising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"custom_example_style\">\u8fd9\u91cc\u592a\u810f\u4e86\uff0c\u684c\u5b50\u4e0a\u7684\u7070\u90fd<strong>\u8089\u773c<\/strong>\u53ef\u89c1\u3002(Zh\u00e8l\u01d0 t\u00e0i z\u0101n\u0261 le, zhu\u014dzish\u00e0n\u0261 de hu\u012b d\u014du <strong>r\u00f2u y\u01cen<\/strong> k\u011b ji\u00e0n.) It&#8217;s so dirty here that the ashes on the table are visible to my naked eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"custom_example_style\">\u6211\u592a\u559c\u6b22\u8fd9\u672c\u5c0f\u8bf4\u91cc\u7684\u4e3b\u89d2\u4e86\uff0c<strong>\u6709\u8840\u6709\u8089<\/strong>\u5f88\u751f\u52a8\u3002(W\u01d2 t\u00e0i x\u01d0hu\u0251n zh\u00e8 b\u011bn xi\u01ceoshu\u014dl\u01d0 de zh\u01d4ju\u00e9 le, <strong>y\u01d2u xu\u00e8 y\u01d2u r\u00f2u <\/strong>h\u011bn sh\u0113n\u0261d\u00f2n\u0261.) I like the protagonists in this novel so much because he is true to life and very vivid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"custom_example_style\">\u80fd\u4e0d\u80fd\u591a\u601d\u8003\u4e00\u4e0b\uff0c\u522b\u50cf\u4e2a<strong>\u884c\u5c38\u8d70\u8089<\/strong>\u4e00\u6837\u3002(N\u00e9n\u0261 bu n\u00e9n\u0261 du\u014d s\u012bk\u01ceo y\u00ed xi\u00e0, bi\u00e9 xi\u00e0n\u0261 \u0261\u00e8 <strong>x\u00edn\u0261 sh\u012b z\u01d2u r\u00f2u<\/strong> y\u00edy\u00e0n\u0261.) Can you think about it a little more? Don&#8217;t act like an utterly useless person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"custom_example_style\">\u4ed6\u88ab\u7ed1\u4e86\uff0c\u4f1a\u88ab\u5f53\u4f5c<strong>\u8089\u7968<\/strong>\u5411\u4ed6\u5bb6\u91cc\u8981\u8d4e\u91d1\u3002(T\u0101 b\u00e8i b\u01cen\u0261 le, hu\u00ec b\u00e8i d\u00e0n\u0261zu\u00f2 <strong>r\u00f2upi\u00e0o<\/strong> xi\u00e0n\u0261 t\u0101 ji\u0101l\u01d0 y\u00e0o sh\u00faj\u012bn.) He was kidnapped and would be used as a hostage to ask his family for ransom.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"relationships\">For relationships<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>\u773c\u4e2d\u9489\uff0c\u8089\u4e2d\u523a <\/strong>\/y\u01cen zh\u014dng d\u012bng, r\u00f2u zh\u014dng c\u00ec\/<strong> <\/strong>(of someone) to be hated very much<\/li><li><strong>\u624b\u5fc3\u624b\u80cc\u90fd\u662f\u8089<\/strong> \/sh\u01d2ux\u012bn shu\u01d2b\u00e8i d\u014du sh\u00ec r\u00f2u\/ to value both equally<\/li><li><strong>\u9aa8\u8089<\/strong> \/g\u01d4r\u00f2u\/ blood relation<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The word &#8220;\u9aa8\u8089&#8221; is used to express blood relation and means bones and flesh literally. The saying &#8220;\u773c\u4e2d\u9489\uff0c\u8089\u4e2d\u523a&#8221; literally translates to \u201ca sting in the eye and a thorn in one\u2019s flesh\u201d and means a person is extremely hated in the heart of another. &#8220;\u624b\u5fc3\u624b\u80cc\u90fd\u662f\u8089&#8221;, literally meaning \u201cthe palms and backs of the hands are meat,\u201d means all things involved are relative, so they should be treated equally, and you can&#8217;t choose to abandon anyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>e.g.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"custom_example_style\">\u5979\u5c31\u662f\u6211\u7684\u201c<strong>\u773c\u4e2d\u9489\uff0c\u8089\u4e2d\u523a<\/strong>\u201d\uff0c\u6211\u6c38\u8fdc\u90fd\u4e0d\u4f1a\u539f\u8c05\u5979\u7684\u3002(T\u0101 ji\u00f9 sh\u00ec w\u01d2de \u201c<strong>y\u01cen zh\u014dn\u0261 d\u00ecn\u0261, r\u00f2u zh\u014dn\u0261 c\u00ec<\/strong>&#8220;, w\u01d2 y\u00f3n\u0261yu\u01cen d\u014du b\u00fa hu\u00ec yu\u00e1nli\u00e0n\u0261 t\u0101 de.) She is a thorn in my eye, and I will never forgive her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"custom_example_style\">\u4f60\u4eec\u90fd\u662f\u5979\u7684\u5973\u513f\uff0c<strong>\u624b\u5fc3\u624b\u80cc\u90fd\u662f\u8089<\/strong>\uff0c\u4f60\u8ba9\u5979\u5e2e\u8c01\uff1f(N\u01d0men d\u014du sh\u00ec t\u0101 de n\u01da\u2019r, <strong>sh\u01d2ux\u012bn sh\u01d2ub\u00e8i d\u014du sh\u00ec r\u00f2u<\/strong>, n\u01d0 r\u00e0n\u0261 t\u0101 b\u0101n\u0261 shu\u00ed?) You are all her daughters, so she should be equal to you all, and she will help nobody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"custom_example_style\">\u56e0\u4e3a\u4e00\u573a\u610f\u5916\uff0c\u738b\u5148\u751f\u4e00\u5bb6<strong>\u9aa8\u8089<\/strong>\u79bb\u6563\uff0c\u76f4\u5230\u4e94\u5e74\u540e\u5927\u5bb6\u624d\u76f8\u805a\u3002(Y\u012bnw\u00e8i y\u00ec ch\u01cen\u0261 y\u00ecw\u00e0i,W\u00e1n\u0261 xi\u0101nshen\u0261 y\u00ec ji\u0101 <strong>\u0261\u01d4r\u00f2u<\/strong> l\u00eds\u00e0n, zh\u00edd\u00e0o w\u01d4 ni\u00e1n h\u00f2u d\u00e0ji\u0101 c\u00e1i xi\u0101n\u0261j\u00f9.) Because of an accident, Mr. Wang&#8217;s family was separated and did not get together until five years later.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"feelings\">For feelings and characteristics<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>\u8089\u9ebb<\/strong> \/r\u00f2u m\u00e1\/ cheesy<\/li><li><strong>\u6027\u683c\u5f88\u8089<\/strong> \/x\u00ecngg\u00e9 h\u011bn r\u00f2u\/ introversion and reticence<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;\u8089\u9ebb,\u201d literally meaning numb flesh, means someone is excessively romantic to the point of making others feel uncomfortable and creeped out. &#8220;\u6027\u683c\u5f88\u8089&#8221; originates from a dialect and means someone is unresponsive and slow, causing others to feel anxious<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>e.g.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"custom_example_style\">\u770b\u4ed6\u4eec\u4fe9\u5728\u90a3\u91cc\u4e92\u76f8\u5582\u4e1c\u897f\u5c31\u89c9\u5f97<strong>\u8089\u9ebb<\/strong>\u3002(K\u00e0n t\u0101menli\u01cen\u0261 z\u00e0i n\u00e0l\u01d0 h\u00f9xi\u0101n\u0261 w\u00e8i d\u014dn\u0261xi ji\u00f9 ju\u00e9de <strong>r\u00f2u m\u00e1<\/strong>.) Watching the two of them feed each other there gave me goosebumps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"custom_example_style\">\u5979<strong>\u6027\u683c\u5f88\u8089<\/strong>\uff0c\u4f60\u8ddf\u5979\u8bf4\u5341\u53e5\u8bdd\uff0c\u5979\u624d\u4f1a\u56de\u4f60\u4e00\u53e5\u3002(T\u0101 <strong>x\u00ecn\u0261\u0261\u00e9 h\u011bn r\u00f2u<\/strong>, n\u01d0 \u0261\u0113n t\u0101 shu\u014d sh\u00ed j\u00f9 hu\u00e0, t\u0101 c\u00e1i hu\u00ec hu\u00ed n\u01d0 y\u00ed j\u00f9.) She is reticent, and if you say ten words to her, she will just reply with one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The word &#8220;\u8089&#8221; forms many words and expressions, which are practical and useful in daily life. They can improve your spoken language and help you understand Chinese dramas and literature, so don&#8217;t underestimate their utility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Chinese, you will frequently encounter words that contain the character &#8220;\u8089&#8221; (r\u00f2u). 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