回鍋肉

See also: 回锅肉

Chinese

		to cook again; to heat up	meat; flesh
trad. (回鍋肉)		回鍋	肉
simp. (回锅肉)		回锅	肉

回鍋肉。

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huíguōròu

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄛㄖㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wui⁴ wo¹ juk⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: huíguōròu
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄛㄖㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hweiguorow
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: huíguōròur
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄛㄖㄡˋㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hweiguoroull
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʐɤʊɻʷ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wui⁴ wo¹ juk⁶
  - Yale: wùih wō yuhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wui⁴ wo¹ juk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wui⁴ wo¹ yug⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /wuːy̯²¹ wɔː⁵⁵ jʊk̚²/

Noun

回鍋肉

twice-cooked pork (a Chinese dish)
(figuratively) one who returns to the same state, place, person, position, etc. after a period away

Usage notes

Sense #2 can be used in a diverse range of situations, for instance it can refer to a person who is re-recruited by the same company after resignation, enters a new relationship after a divorce, participates in a talent show program after having achieved one's fame in another, etc.

Descendants

→ Japanese: ホイコーロー (hoikōrō)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
回	鍋	肉
ほい Grade: 2	こー Grade: S	ろー Grade: 2
Irregular

Etymology

From Mandarin 回鍋肉／回锅肉 (huíguōròu).

Pronunciation

(Irregular reading)
- IPA^(key): [ho̞iko̞ːɾo̞ː]

Noun

回鍋肉 (katakana ホイコーロー, rōmaji hoikōrō)

twice-cooked pork

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