Peking duck
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Peking duck
- /ˌpiːkɪŋ ˈdʌk/
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Calque from Chinese 北京烤鴨／北京烤鸭 (Běijīng kǎoyā). Same as Peking + duck.
noun Peiping duck · Beijing duck
- A Chinese dish consisting of roasted duck skin, small pancakes, hoisin sauce and other ingredients. During out third day in Peking, we received word that Premier Chou En-lai would have dinner with us. We sat in a banquet room in the Great Hall of the People and enjoyed a fabulous meal of Peking duck.
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noun dish consisting of duck and pancake
| Español | pato laqueado a la pekinesa, pato laqueado, pato a la pekinesa, pato pekinés |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 북경오리 Bukgyeong'ori, 베이징오리 Beijing'ori, 북경 오리구이 Bukgyeong origu'i, 베이징 오리구이 Beijing origu'i, 베이징 카오야 Beijing kaoya |
| 日本語 | 北京ダック Pekin dakku |
| 中文 | 北京烤鴨 /北京烤鸭 Běijīng kǎoyā |
| Português | pato à Pequim, pato assado de Pequim |
| Français | canard laqué de Pékin, canard laqué |
| Deutsch | Pekingente |
| Italiano | anatra laccata alla pechinese, anatra laccata, anatra alla pechinese |
| Русский | пеки́нская у́тка pekínskaja útka, у́тка по-пеки́нски útka po-pekínski |
| Tiếng Việt | vịt quay Bắc Kinh |
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