Samsui chicken

noun

A dish of boiled or steamed chicken wrapped in lettuce, served with garlic sauce or ginger sauce.

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Meanings

nounSamsui chicken (uncountable)
  1. SingaporeuncountableA dish of boiled or steamed chicken wrapped in lettuce, served with garlic sauce or ginger sauce.

Origin

From Cantonese 三水 (saam¹ seoi²) + chicken.

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APA

Samsui chicken. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Samsui%20chicken

MLA

“Samsui chicken.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Samsui%20chicken. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Samsui chicken,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Samsui%20chicken.

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