檸檬雞

Pronunciation
English Name

lemon chicken

Cantonese (Traditional)

檸檬雞

Simplified Chinese

柠檬鸡

Mandarin (Pinyin)

níng méng jī


Yale Romanization

nìhng mūng gāi

Jyutping

ning4 mung1 gai1

Character Breakdown

檸檬 is a loanword for lemon, and is chicken, so 檸檬雞 is sesame chicken.

lemon chicken
About This Dish

Battered fried chicken coated in a sweet lemon sauce.

This is a Chinese-American (or Chinese-Canadian, or Chinese-British) dish.

Quick Facts
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茶餐廳
Yale:
nìhng mūng gāi
Jyutping:
ning4 mung1 gai1