东坡肘子

Traditional form:

東坡肘子

Pinyin (reading):

Dōngpōzhǒuzi

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 东 - east, eastern, eastward
• 坡 - slope, hillside, embankment
• 肘 - elbow, shoulder; to help someone carry a load
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing

Traditional characters:

• 東 - east, eastern, eastward
• 坡 - slope, hillside, embankment
• 肘 - elbow, shoulder; to help someone carry a load
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing