左宗棠雞 zuǒ zōng táng jī

DEFINITIONS

  1. General Tso's chicken, a deep-fried chicken dish

CHARACTERS

左 zuǒ left; east; unorthodox, improper
宗 zōng lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan
棠 táng crab apple tree; wild plums
雞 jī chickens; domestic fowl