東坡肘子 dōng pō zhǒu zi

DEFINITIONS

  1. Dongpo pork shoulder, traditional dish said to have been created by Northern Song dynasty writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡

CHARACTERS

東 dōng east, eastern, eastward
坡 pō
HSK 6
slope, bank, hillside
肘 zhǒu the elbow; help a person shoulder a load
子 zi
HSK 1
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch