Meanings
- uncountableGlue obtained from the skin of the donkey, used as a medicinal ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine.
Donkey skins are one such animal derivative, the skins are used to produce ejiao, which is a luxury product and believed by some to have a variety of health benefits.
2022, Frances Goodrum, Samuel Theuri, Eva Mutua, Gemma Carder, “The Donkey Skin Trade: Challenges and Opportunities for Policy Change”, in Global Policy, volume 13, number 2, →DOI, page 3042 more examples
The aim of the research was to explore the feasibility of setting up new donkey farming systems to supply the rising demand for ejiao using a system dynamics model of donkey production.
2020, Richard Bennett, Simone Pfuderer, “The Potential for New Donkey Farming Systems to Supply the Growing Demand for Hides”, in Animals, volume 10, number 4, →DOI, article 718, page 1The purpose of this column is to call your attention to a serious, yet largely unseen issue that contravenes virtually every animal welfare requirement that most countries regulate and that all veterinarians should hold as foundational to the work that we do; namely, the donkey skin trade and ejiao.
2024, Carleigh Cathcart, “Ejiao and the donkey skin trade: An urgent One Health concern”, in The Canadian Veterinary Journal, volume 65, number 4, page 397
Origin
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 阿膠 /阿胶
- 阿膠 /阿胶 (o¹ gaau¹)glue from the skin of the donkey
Chinese Mandarin 阿膠 /阿胶
- 阿膠 /阿胶 (ējiāo)glue from the skin of the donkey
Cite this entry
ejiao. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ejiao
“ejiao.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ejiao. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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