烧腊

Traditional form:

燒臘

Pinyin (reading):

shāolà

Definitions:

• siu mei (燒味／烧味 (shāowèi)) made from cured meat 臘肉／腊肉 (làròu)

Characters:

• 烧 - to burn, to bake; to heat, to roast
• 腊 - December; year's end sacrifice; dried meat

Traditional characters:

• 燒 - to burn, to bake; to heat, to roast
• 臘 - December; year's end sacrifice; dried meat