左宗棠鸡 zuǒzōngtángjī General Tso's chicken Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 左宗棠 zuǒzōngtáng Zuo Zongtang Zuo Zongtang (1812-1885), a prominent Chinese statesman and military leader during the late Qing Dynasty; one of the four great officials of the late Qing alongside 曾国藩 zēngguófān, 李鸿章 lǐhóngzhāng, and 张之洞 zhāngzhīdòng鸡 雞 jī noun chicken chicken; fowl; bird of the Galliformes order typically raised for its meat or eggs