Usage of the character 肉

to crowdsource information about sb or sth (typically as a form of vigilantism resulting in doxing) (abbr. for 人肉搜索 (rénròusōusuǒ))
human (used attributively, as in 人肉盾牌 (rénròudùnpái), human shield)

ròumò

肉沫

[肉沫]

minced pork

ròutǎn

肉袒

[肉袒]

to make a humble apology (formal writing)

ròutǐ

肉体

[肉體]

physical body

ròudīng

肉丁

[肉丁]

diced meat

ròuyuán

肉圆

[肉圓]

ba-wan, dumpling made of glutinous dough, typically stuffed with minced pork, bamboo shoots etc, and served with a savory sauce (Taiwanese snack) (from Taiwanese 肉圓, Tai-lo pr. (bah-uân))

ròuxiàn

肉馅

[肉餡]

ground meat
mincemeat

kòngròu

焢肉

[焢肉]

slow-braised pork belly (Tw)

yúròu

鱼肉

[魚肉]

flesh of fish
fish and meat
(fig.) victims of oppression
(fig.) to cruelly oppress (i.e. to treat like flesh to be carved up)

xiōngròu

胸肉

[胸肉]

breast meat (brisket, chicken breast etc)

rùròu

入肉

[入肉]

to have intercourse
to fuck

dùnròu

炖肉

[燉肉]

to stew meat
stewed meat

féiròu

肥肉

[肥肉]

fat (e.g. pork fat)
fatty meat
(fig.) a gold mine
cash cow

yāoròu

腰肉

[腰肉]

loin

ròucháng

肉偿

[肉償]

(fig.) to use sex to pay off (a debt)

sùròu

素肉

[素肉]

vegetarian meat substitute

ròubó

肉搏

[肉搏]

to fight hand-to-hand

xiánròu

咸肉

[鹹肉]

bacon
salt-cured meat

yángròu

羊肉

[羊肉]

mutton
goat meat

héngròu

横肉

[橫肉]

fierce-looking

gǒuròu

狗肉

[狗肉]

dog meat

ròushí

肉食

[肉食]

carnivorous

ròufàn

肉贩

[肉販]

butcher

ròuyǎn

肉眼

[肉眼]

naked eye
layman's eyes

ròusī

肉丝

[肉絲]

shredded meat
shredded pork

nǔròu

胬肉

[胬肉]

pterygium (medicine)

yuánròu

元肉

[元肉]

dried longan pulp

ròugēng

肉羹

[肉羹]

stew
bouillon

ròubàng

肉棒

[肉棒]

meat stick
penis

ròupí

肉皮

[肉皮]

pork skin

kòngròu

爌肉

[爌肉]

slow-braised pork belly (Tw)

yānròu

腌肉

[醃肉]

salt pork
bacon
marinaded meat
cured meat

ròumí

肉糜

[肉糜]

minced meat

xūnròu

熏肉

[燻肉]

bacon

ròuguān

肉冠

[肉冠]

comb (fleshy crest on a bird's head)

ròumò

肉末

[肉末]

ground meat

guǒròu

果肉

[果肉]

pulp

ròushāng

肉商

[肉商]

meat merchant
butcher

ròulèi

肉类

[肉類]

meat

ròujiǎn

肉碱

[肉鹼]

carnitine (biochemistry)

ròuliú

肉瘤

[肉瘤]

wart
sarcoma
superfluous
useless

xīròu

息肉

[息肉]

(medicine) polyp

zhuìròu

赘肉

[贅肉]

excess flesh; unwanted fat; flab; bulge

xiāngròu

香肉

[香肉]

(dialect) dog meat

gǔròu

骨肉

[骨肉]

blood relation
kin
one's flesh and blood

làròu

腊肉

[臘肉]

cured meat; bacon

lǔròu

卤肉

[滷肉]

stewed meat

ròudùn

肉盾

[肉盾]

human shield
(gaming) tank; meat shield

zhǎngròu

长肉

[長肉]

to put on weight

gūlǎoròu

咕咾肉

[咕咾肉]

sweet and sour meat (pork)

qiēròudāo

切肉刀

[切肉刀]

meat cleaver

jiǎoròujī

绞肉机

[絞肉機]

meat grinder

ròudúsù

肉毒素

[肉毒素]

botulinum toxin (abbr. for 肉毒桿菌毒素／肉毒杆菌毒素 (ròudúgǎnjūndúsù))

lǎolàròu

老腊肉

[老臘肉]

(coll.) experienced and usually well-positioned middle-aged man

shǎokuàiròu

少块肉

[少塊肉]

(coll.) (usually used in the negative) (can't) hurt (to do sth)
(won't) hurt (to do sth)

ròuhūhū

肉乎乎

[肉乎乎]

plump; fleshy

ròuhūhū

肉呼呼

[肉呼呼]

variant of 肉乎乎 (ròuhūhū)

niúròugān

牛肉干

[牛肉乾]

dried beef
jerky
charqui

ròuzhìgēn

肉质根

[肉質根]

succulent root (botany)

yángròuchuàn

羊肉串

[羊肉串]

lamb kebab

Dōngpōròu

东坡肉

[東坡肉]

stir-fried pork, favorite of Northern Song writer Su Shi 蘇軾／苏轼, a.k.a. Su Dongpo 蘇東坡／苏东坡

wēntǐròu

温体肉

[溫體肉]

meat that is not refrigerated after the animal is slaughtered

gūlūròu

咕噜肉

[咕嚕肉]

sweet and sour meat (pork)

niúròuwán

牛肉丸

[牛肉丸]

beef meatballs

xīntóuròu

心头肉

[心頭肉]

the person one loves the most
one's most treasured possession

shíròulèi

食肉类

[食肉類]

carnivorous species

zhíwùròu

植物肉

[植物肉]

plant-based meat

tángcùròu

糖醋肉

[糖醋肉]

sweet and sour pork

yānzhūròu

腌猪肉

[醃豬肉]

bacon
cured pork

tiánsuānròu

甜酸肉

[甜酸肉]

sweet and sour pork

ròugǔchá

肉骨茶

[肉骨茶]

bak-kut-teh or pork ribs soup, popular in Malaysia and Singapore

ròudòukòu

肉豆蔻

[肉豆蔻]

nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt)
mace
Myristicaceae (family of plants producing aromatic or hallucinogenic oils)

niúròumiàn

牛肉面

[牛肉麵]

beef noodle soup

mǐfěnròu

米粉肉

[米粉肉]

rice flour meat

xiǎoniúròu

小牛肉

[小牛肉]

veal

xiǎoxiānròu

小鲜肉

[小鮮肉]

(coll.) teen idol (male)

ròutāngmiàn

肉汤面

[肉湯麵]

noodles in meat soup

Ròu Pútuán

肉蒲团

[肉蒲團]

The Carnal Prayer Mat, Chinese erotic novel from 17th century, usually attributed to Li Yu 李漁／李渔 ( Lǐ Yǔ)

shíròumù

食肉目

[食肉目]

Carnivora, order of carnivores within Mammalia

kǎoròujiàng

烤肉酱

[烤肉醬]

barbecue sauce

xièròujié

谢肉节

[謝肉節]

carnival (esp. Christian)

ròuzhōngcì

肉中刺

[肉中刺]

a thorn in one's flesh

wǔcānròu

午餐肉

[午餐肉]

canned luncheon meat
Spam

Ròuzījié

肉孜节

[肉孜節]

see 開齋節／开斋节 ( Kāizhāijiē)

kǔròujì

苦肉计

[苦肉計]

the trick of injuring oneself to gain the enemy's confidence
CL:條／条 (tiáo)

jīròunán

肌肉男

[肌肉男]

muscular man; muscleman

ròubózhàn

肉搏战

[肉搏戰]

hand-to-hand combat

liángǔròu

连骨肉

[連骨肉]

chop
rib meat

shòuròujīng

瘦肉精

[瘦肉精]

leanness-enhancing agent (for livestock)

mùxiròu

木犀肉

[木犀肉]

pork and scrambled eggs

lǐjīròu

里肌肉

[里肌肉]

loin (of pork)

niújǐròu

牛脊肉

[牛脊肉]

sirloin (beef joint)

hóngshāoròu

红烧肉

[紅燒肉]

red braised pork

ròuzúhù

肉足鹱

[肉足鸌]

(bird species of China) flesh-footed shearwater (Puffinus carneipes)

bíxīròu

鼻息肉

[鼻息肉]

nasal polyp

huíguōròu

回锅肉

[回鍋肉]

twice-cooked pork

gǔndāoròu

滚刀肉

[滾刀肉]

annoying person
troublemaker
pain in the neck

shuànyángròu

涮羊肉

[涮羊肉]

Mongolian hot pot
instant-boiled mutton (dish)

màiròuzhě

卖肉者

[賣肉者]

butcher

ròujiāmó

肉夹馍

[肉夾饃]

lit. meat wedged in steamed bun
"Chinese burger"
sliced meat sandwich popular in north China

wǔhuāròu

五花肉

[五花肉]

pork belly
streaky pork

ròudūdū

肉嘟嘟

[肉嘟嘟]

chubby

yángròuxiàn

羊肉馅

[羊肉餡]

minced mutton

gǔlǎoròu

古老肉

[古老肉]

sweet and sour pork
also written 咕嚕肉／咕噜肉 (gūlūròu)

yúròubǎixìng

鱼肉百姓

[魚肉百姓]

to prey on the people

ròuyǎnfántāi

肉眼凡胎

[肉眼凡胎]

ignoramus (idiom)

tiáowèiròuzhī

调味肉汁

[調味肉汁]

gravy

duōròuzhíwù

多肉植物

[多肉植物]

succulent (plant)

xuèròuxiānglián

血肉相连

[血肉相連]

one's own flesh and blood (idiom); closely related

qíngyúgǔròu

情逾骨肉

[情逾骨肉]

feelings deeper than for one's own flesh and blood (idiom)
deep friendship

rénròusōusuǒ

人肉搜索

[人肉搜索]

to crowdsource information about sb or sth (typically as a form of vigilantism resulting in doxing)

ròushídòngwù

肉食动物

[肉食動物]

carnivore

wāròubǔchuāng

挖肉补疮

[挖肉補瘡]

to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient

yúxiāngròusī

鱼香肉丝

[魚香肉絲]

pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang 魚香／鱼香 (yúxiāng)

dàyúdàròu

大鱼大肉

[大魚大肉]

dishes with generous amounts of meat and fish
lavish meal

gǔròuxiānglián

骨肉相连

[骨肉相連]

lit. interrelated as bones and flesh (idiom); inseparably related
closely intertwined

lángduōròushǎo

狼多肉少

[狼多肉少]

many wolves and not enough meat
not enough to go around

qíngtónggǔròu

情同骨肉

[情同骨肉]

as close as flesh and bones (idiom); deep friendship

xuèròu-héngfēi

血肉横飞

[血肉橫飛]

(idiom) flesh and blood flying in all directions; carnage

jīròuzǔzhī

肌肉组织

[肌肉組織]

muscle tissue

xīnjīngròutiào

心惊肉跳

[心驚肉跳]

lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster

jièlánniúròu

芥兰牛肉

[芥蘭牛肉]

beef with broccoli

gōngbàoròudīng

宫爆肉丁

[宮爆肉丁]

stir-fried diced pork

tiěbǎnniúròu

铁板牛肉

[鐵板牛肉]

beef grilled on a hot iron plate

zìxiāngyúròu

自相鱼肉

[自相魚肉]

butchering one another as fish and flesh (idiom); killing one another
internecine strife

shíròuqǐnpí

食肉寝皮

[食肉寢皮]

to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom); to swear revenge on sb
implacable hatred
to have sb's guts for garters

ruòròuqiángshí

弱肉强食

[弱肉強食]

lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom)
fig. the law of the jungle

gǔròuxiāngcán

骨肉相残

[骨肉相殘]

close kindred slaughter one another (idiom); internecine strife

tuōpídiàoròu

脱皮掉肉

[脫皮掉肉]

lit. to shed skin, drop flesh
to work as hard as possible
to work one's butt off

xìpínènròu

细皮嫩肉

[細皮嫩肉]

soft skin and tender flesh (idiom)
smooth-skinned

ròudúzhòngdú

肉毒中毒

[肉毒中毒]

botulism

xíngshīzǒuròu

行尸走肉

[行屍走肉]

walking corpse (idiom)
zombie
person who lives only on the material level

jiǔròupéngyou

酒肉朋友

[酒肉朋友]

lit. drinking buddy (idiom)
fig. fair-weather friend

ròuchuímàijī

肉垂麦鸡

[肉垂麥雞]

(bird species of China) red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus)

jīròufādá

肌肉发达

[肌肉發達]

muscular

shēngsǐròugǔ

生死肉骨

[生死肉骨]

lit. the dead returning to life
a miracle (idiom)

qīnshēnggǔròu

亲生骨肉

[親生骨肉]

one's own flesh and blood

ròudúgǎnjūn

肉毒杆菌

[肉毒桿菌]

Clostridium botulinum

ròuyǎnguānchá

肉眼观察

[肉眼觀察]

observation by naked eye

jīròuzhùshè

肌肉注射

[肌肉注射]

intramuscular injection

xuánzhuǎnkǎoròu

旋转烤肉

[旋轉烤肉]

döner kebab

píròuzhīkǔ

皮肉之苦

[皮肉之苦]

physical pain
lit. skin and flesh suffer

píkāiròuzhàn

皮开肉绽

[皮開肉綻]

flesh lacerated from corporal punishment (idiom)

xuèròumóhu

血肉模糊

[血肉模糊]

to be badly mangled or mutilated (idiom)

jiǔchíròulín

酒池肉林

[酒池肉林]

lakes of wine and forests of meat (idiom); debauchery
sumptuous entertainment

shǒuzhuāyángròu

手抓羊肉

[手抓羊肉]

hand-held mutton (mutton pieces on the bone, eaten with the fingers)

Rìshìshāoròu

日式烧肉

[日式燒肉]

yakiniku (Japanese-style grilled meat)

yángtóugǒuròu

羊头狗肉

[羊頭狗肉]

see 掛羊頭賣狗肉／挂羊头卖狗肉 (guàyángtóumàigǒuròu)

ròudòukòuliào

肉豆蔻料

[肉豆蔻料]

Myristicaceae (family of plants producing aromatic or hallucinogenic oils, including nutmeg)

shíròudòngwù

食肉动物

[食肉動物]

carnivore

jīròuwěisuōzhèng

肌肉萎缩症

[肌肉萎縮症]

muscular dystrophy

ròubāozidǎgǒu

肉包子打狗

[肉包子打狗]

lit. to fling a meat bun at a dog (idiom)
fig. to flush (one's money or efforts) down the toilet
to kiss sth goodbye

jīròusōngchíjì

肌肉松弛剂

[肌肉鬆弛劑]

muscle relaxant (medicine)

suànmiáochǎoròupiàn

蒜苗炒肉片

[蒜苗炒肉片]

stir-fried pork with garlic

ròulànzàiguōlǐ

肉烂在锅里

[肉爛在鍋裡]

lit. the meat falls apart as it stews, but it all stays in the pot (idiom)
fig. some of us may lose or gain, but in any case the benefits don't go to outsiders

wǔhuāyānzhūròu

五花腌猪肉

[五花醃豬肉]

streaky bacon

pífūjīròunáng

皮肤肌肉囊

[皮膚肌肉囊]

dermo-muscular sac

píxiàoròubùxiào

皮笑肉不笑

[皮笑肉不笑]

to put on a fake smile (idiom)
to smile insincerely

hébùshíròumí

何不食肉糜

[何不食肉糜]

lit. "Why don't they eat meat?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晉惠帝／晋惠帝 ( Jìn Huìdì) when told that his people didn't have enough rice to eat)
fig. (of people from higher class etc) to be oblivious to other people's plight

màzhayěshìròu

蚂蚱也是肉

[螞蚱也是肉]

lit. even a locust provides some nourishment (idiom)
fig. it's better than nothing

Kǎbōxīshìròuliú

卡波西氏肉瘤

[卡波西氏肉瘤]

Kaposi's sarcoma

guàyángtóumàigǒuròu

挂羊头卖狗肉

[掛羊頭賣狗肉]

lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)
fig. to cheat
dishonest advertising
wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue

rénròusōusuǒyǐnqíng

人肉搜索引擎

[人肉搜索引擎]

human flesh search engine
a large-scale collective effort to find details about a person or event (Internet slang)

ròudúgǎnjūndúsù

肉毒杆菌毒素

[肉毒桿菌毒素]

botulinum toxin

xuányángtóumàigǒuròu

悬羊头卖狗肉

[懸羊頭賣狗肉]

see 掛羊頭賣狗肉／挂羊头卖狗肉 (guàyángtóumàigǒuròu)

yǎnzhōngdīng,ròuzhōngcì

眼中钉，肉中刺

[眼中釘，肉中刺]

a thorn in one's side

Tǔ'ěrqíxuánzhuǎnkǎoròu

土耳其旋转烤肉

[土耳其旋轉烤肉]

Turkish döner kebab

wénzizàixiǎoyěshìròu

蚊子再小也是肉

[蚊子再小也是肉]

lit. even a mosquito, though tiny, provides some nourishment (idiom)
fig. it's better than nothing

shǒuxīnshǒubèidōushìròu

手心手背都是肉

[手心手背都是肉]

lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom)
fig. to both be of equal importance
to value both equally

ròudúsuōzhuàngyábāogǎnjūn

肉毒梭状芽孢杆菌

[肉毒梭狀芽孢桿菌]

Clostridium difficile (bacterium causing gut infection)

làihámaxiǎngchītiān'éròu

癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉

[癩蛤蟆想吃天鵝肉]

lit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom)
fig. to try to punch above one's weight

bāoziyǒuròubùzàizhěshàng

包子有肉不在褶上

[包子有肉不在褶上]

a book is not judged by its cover (idiom)

rénwéidāozǔ,wǒwéiyúròu

人为刀俎，我为鱼肉

[人為刀俎，我為魚肉]

lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
fig. to be at sb's mercy

Dùxīngshìjīròuyíngyǎngbùliángzhèng

杜兴氏肌肉营养不良症

[杜興氏肌肉營養不良症]

Duchenne muscular dystrophy

duānqǐwǎnchīròu,fàngxiàkuàizimàniáng

端起碗吃肉，放下筷子骂娘

[端起碗吃肉，放下筷子罵娘]

lit. to eat meat from one's bowl, then put down one's chopsticks and scold one's mother (idiom)
fig. to complain despite being privileged
to be ungrateful for what one has been given

yúshēnghuǒ,ròushēngtán,qīngcàidòufubǎopíng'ān

鱼生火，肉生痰，青菜豆腐保平安

[魚生火，肉生痰，青菜豆腐保平安]

fish brings heat, meat brings phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you healthy