New Year rice cake; glutinous rice cake
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
glutinous rice cake traditionally eaten during the Lunar New Year
Eating niangao during the Lunar New Year symbolizes achieving higher status or prosperity in the coming year, as 糕 (gāo) is a homophone for 高 (gāo, high/tall). Traditionally made from glutinous rice flour and steamed, then sliced and pan-fried or used in soups.
Guò过
nián年
de的
shí时
hou候
，
wǒ我
men们
jiā家
zǒng总
yào要
chī吃
nián年
gāo糕
。
During New Year, our family always eats rice cake.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
nián年
gāo糕
shì是
yòng用
nuò糯
mǐ米
zuò做
de的
，
hěn很
nián粘
。
This kind of rice cake is made from glutinous rice and is very sticky.
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Nǎi奶
nai奶
bǎ把
nián年
gāo糕
qiē切
chéng成
piàn片
，
fàng放
zài在
guō锅
lǐ里
jiān煎
。
Grandma sliced the rice cake and fried it in the pan.