Niu donburi pronunciation from the Japanese pronunciation DONBURI, phonetic translation into Chinese read dong. donburi for the ancient Chinese characters, can be read as jǐng or dǎn, both meanings and well related, imported into Japan, donburi refers to the meaning of the cover in the rice, so the rice is generally pronounced dong.

Niu donburi why read dong

Donburi is not the original word, but an ancient Chinese character, since the introduction of Tang into Japan, in Japanese refers to the food utensils, also called donburi bowl, donburi, etc., donburi, translated in Japanese refers to rice, also called donburi bowl, donburi and other things, donburi, donburi. Rather, it is an ancient Chinese character that has been introduced to Japan since Tang, and in Japanese refers to the eating utensil that holds the rice, also called donburi, donburi, etc. Donburi, which translates into Chinese as "covered rice," can be interpreted to mean rice on a bed of rice.

According to the "Jiyun" in the record, the original meaning of donburi refers to the sound of the pitcher in the well, after the Edo period in Japan borrowed the word for localization, modern donburi word is also common in Japanese, however, when referring to the sound of the well, can not be read dong, but to read dǎn.

Donburi is a very representative of one of the Japanese cuisine in Japan, the most common five major donburi for the beef donburi, Katsuya donburi, parent-child donburi, Tendon, and Eel Donburi.