Mandarin · 10 October 2026 · Hot Pot Dining
鸳鸯锅鴛鴦鍋
yuān yāng guōPinyin
split hot pot / twin-flavor pot
noun
A specially designed hot pot vessel divided down the center into two separate compartments, named after the traditionally paired Mandarin ducks. It allows diners to enjoy two completely distinct broth bases—classically one spicy and one mild—simultaneously without mixing them.
In a sentence
考虑到同行的几位室友有人完全不吃辣，新来的合租伙伴客客气气地跟店员说直接上一只大鸳鸯锅。
Kǎolǜ dào tóngxíng de jǐ wèi shìyǒu yǒurén wánquán bù chī là, xīn lái de hézū huǒbàn kèkè-qìqì de gēn diànyuán shuō zhíjiē shàng yī zhī dà yuānyāng guō.
Considering that several roommates joining us cannot eat spicy food at all, the newly arrived co-tenant exceptionally politely told the waiter to just bring out a large split hot pot.
