Meanings
nounrousong (uncountable)
- uncountableA Chinese dried meat product with a light and fluffy texture, made by stewing cuts of pork in a sweetened soy sauce mixture.
One day, I had a traditional white bun (mantou) stuffed with dried pork (rousong). My classmates thought I was eating carpet.
2011, Hyperink Writers, My Tiger Mom & MeSynonyms: flossy pork, meat floss, meat wool, pork floss, pork sung
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA Chinese dried meat product with a light and fluffy texture, made by stewing cuts of pork in a sweetened soy sauce mixture.
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Origin
From Mandarin 肉鬆／肉松 (ròusōng).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 肉鬆 /肉松
- 肉鬆 /肉松meat floss
Chinese Mandarin 肉鬆 /肉松, 肉酥
- 肉鬆 /肉松 (ròusōng)meat floss
- 肉酥 (ròusū)meat floss
- 肉絨 /肉绒 (ròuróng)meat floss
Finnish rousong
- rousongmeat floss
French rousong
- rousongmeat floss
Indonesian abon
- abonmeat floss
Japanese 田麩
- 田麩 (denbu)meat floss
Polish rousong
- rousongmeat floss
Russian жоусу́н
- жоусу́н (žousún)meat floss
Spanish rousong
- rousongmeat floss
Thai หมูหย็อง
- หมูหย็อง (mǔu-yɔ̌ng)meat floss
Vietnamese ruốc, chà bông
- ruốcmeat floss
- chà bôngmeat floss
Cite this entry
APA
rousong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rousong
MLA
“rousong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rousong. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rousong,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rousong.
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