脔 (luán) - thinly sliced meat & minced meat

脔Tone 2

luán ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

林伦

脔 · luán

thinly sliced meat;

minced meat;

to cut into small pieces;

used metaphorically for a small portion or fragment.

thinly sliced meatminced meatto cut into small pieces

Usage highlights

sliced meatminced meatcut into piecessmall portionsacrificial meatmeat slices

Synonyms

  • 片— slice (more general term)
  • 块— piece, chunk
  • 碎肉— minced meat

Antonyms

  • 整— whole, complete
  • 全— entire, complete

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The recipe calls for sliced meat (肉脔).
  • He cut the meat into small pieces (切成肉脔).
  • This is just a small portion of the whole (仅为一脔).
  • The ancient text describes a sacrificial offering of minced meat (祭祀用的脔肉).

Collocations

  • sliced meat(肉脔)
  • minced meat(脔肉)
  • cut into pieces(切成脔)
  • small portion(一脔)
  • sacrificial meat(祭脔)
  • meat slices(脔片)

Idioms

  • A glimpse of the whole through one small part(尝鼎一脔)
  • To cut flesh into slices(刳精脔肉)
  • To mince meat into pieces(脔割分食)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally referred to meat cut into small pieces for sacrificial offerings in ancient rituals.
  • Used in classical literature to describe finely prepared food, especially in aristocratic contexts.
  • The character appears in historical texts describing culinary practices and ritual sacrifices.

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