fei4 gou1肥膏
Jyutpingfei4 gou1
Yalefèih gōu
Definition
Animal fat.
colloquialfood
How it's used
Refers specifically to the visible, fatty tissue found on meat or animal products. It is distinct from the general concept of body fat on a person, which is usually described using the adjective 肥 or the noun 肥肉. In a culinary context, it is often used to describe the undesirable parts of a cut of meat that one might choose to discard.
Measure word
gau6嚿gauhExamples
This piece of meat has a lot of fat, don't eat it.
Do you trim off the fat when you cook?
Related words
Common phrases
to trim off the fat
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe human body fat, as it sounds derogatory and implies the person is being compared to animal lard. Use 肥肉 when talking about a person's body weight or physical appearance instead.
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