The Chinese word **腊肠 (làcháng)**, meaning "sausage," is a classic example of a **modifier-head compound noun** in Mandarin morphology. It is formed by combining the morpheme **腊 (là)**, which denotes something cured, dried, or preserved (traditionally in winter), with the morpheme **肠 (cháng)**, meaning "intestine" or, by extension, "sausage." Together, they create a semantic unit where **腊** modifies **肠**, specifying it as a type of **cured or preserved sausage**, directly describing both its preparation method and its form.