膶 (rùn) - A Cantonese dialect word meaning liver, particularly animal
膶 · rùn
A Cantonese dialect word meaning liver, particularly animal liver used as food.
A Cantonese dialect word meaning liver, particularly animal
Usage highlights
pig liverchicken livergoose liverliver sausageliver congeestir
Synonyms
- 肝— liver (standard Mandarin term)
Usage & contexts
Examples
- We ordered pig liver congee (猪膶粥).
- This restaurant serves delicious chicken liver (鸡膶).
- Cantonese people often use 膶 instead of 肝 for food items.
- Stir-fried liver with ginger and scallions(姜葱炒膶)
Collocations
- pig liver(猪膶)
- chicken liver(鸡膶)
- goose liver(鹅膶)
- liver sausage(膶肠)
- liver congee(膶粥)
- stir-fried liver(炒膶)
Cultural background
FAQ- 膶 is primarily used in Cantonese dialects and regional southern Chinese languages.
- The character serves as a euphemistic replacement for 肝 (liver) in food contexts, possibly due to superstitions.
- This character is rarely used in standard Mandarin and appears mainly in Cantonese culinary contexts.