牛肉炒西蘭花

Pronunciation
English Name

beef and broccoli

Cantonese (Traditional)

牛肉炒西蘭花

Simplified Chinese

牛肉炒西兰花

Mandarin (Pinyin)

niú ròu chǎo xī lán huā


Yale Romanization

ngàuh yuhk cháau sāi làahn fā

Character Breakdown

牛肉 is beef, is stir-fried, 牛肉 is beef ( is cow, and is meat), and 西蘭花is broccoli (西 is western and 蘭花 is orchid). So 牛肉炒西蘭花 is beef stir-fried western orchid.

beef and broccoli
About This Dish

Beef and broccoli is a classic Chinese-American dish created by immigrants who substituted broccoli for Chinese broccoli (gailan), so you could call it beef and American Chinese broccoli.

Quick Facts
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Yale:
ngàuh yuhk cháau sāi làahn fā