Hainanese chicken rice

noun

A dish of poached chicken and seasoned rice, served with chili sauce and usually cucumber garnishes; a national dish of Singapore.

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Meanings

nounHainanese chicken rice (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA dish of poached chicken and seasoned rice, served with chili sauce and usually cucumber garnishes; a national dish of Singapore.

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 海南雞飯 /海南鸡饭
  • 海南雞飯 /海南鸡饭 (hoi² naam⁴ gai¹ faan⁶)rice dish
Chinese Mandarin 海南雞飯 /海南鸡饭
  • 海南雞飯 /海南鸡饭 (Hǎinán jīfàn)rice dish
French riz au poulet hainanais
  • riz au poulet hainanaisrice dish
German hainanesischer Hühnchenreis
  • hainanesischer Hühnchenreisrice dish
Indonesian nasi ayam Hainan
  • nasi ayam Hainanrice dish
Japanese 海南鶏飯
  • 海南鶏飯 (Kainan keihan)rice dish
Korean 하이난 치킨 라이스
  • 하이난 치킨 라이스 (hainan chikin raiseu)rice dish
Malay nasi ayam Hainan
  • nasi ayam Hainanrice dish
Thai ข้าวมันไก่
  • ข้าวมันไก่ (kâao-man-gài)rice dish
Vietnamese cơm gà Hải Nam
  • cơm gà Hải Namrice dish
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Hainanese chicken rice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hainanese%20chicken%20rice

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Chicago

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