回鍋肉

See also: 回锅肉

Chinese

		to cook again; to heat up; going back to previous job	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
Min Dong (BUC): huòi-guŏ-nṳ̆k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huíguōròu
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄛㄖㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huéiguoròu
  - Wade–Giles: hui²-kuo¹-jou⁴
  - Yale: hwéi-gwō-ròu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hweiguorow
  - Palladius: хуэйгожоу (xuejgožou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xweɪ̯³⁵ kwɔ⁵⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huíguōròur
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄛㄖㄡˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huéiguoròur
  - Wade–Giles: hui²-kuo¹-jourh⁴
  - Yale: hwéi-gwō-ròur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hweiguorowl
  - Palladius: хуэйгожоур (xuejgožour)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xweɪ̯³⁵ kwɔ⁵⁵ ʐɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wui⁴ wo¹ juk⁶
  - Yale: wùih wō yuhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wui⁴ wo¹ juk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wui⁴ wo¹ yug⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːi̯²¹ wɔː⁵⁵ jʊk̚²/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: huòi-guŏ-nṳ̆k
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hui⁵³⁻²¹ ^(k-)uo⁵⁵ nˡyʔ⁵/

Noun

回鍋肉

twice-cooked pork (a Chinese dish)
(figurative) 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(ホイコーロー) • (hoikōrō)

twice-cooked pork (a Chinese dish)