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棉花雞

棉花雞

See also: 棉花鸡

Chinese

		cotton	fowl; chicken
trad. (棉花雞)		棉花	雞
simp. (棉花鸡)		棉花	鸡

Noun

棉花雞

steamed chicken with fish maw (a common dim sum dish)

Etymology

棉花 (miánhua) refers to the fish maw, which resembles a piece of cotton.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): miánhuājī

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚㄐㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): min⁴ faa¹ gai¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: miánhuājī
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚㄐㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mianhuaji
  - IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɛn³⁵ xu̯a̠⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: min⁴ faa¹ gai¹
  - Yale: mìhn fā gāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: min⁴ faa¹ gai¹
  - IPA ^(key): /miːn²¹ fɑː⁵⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/