glutinous millet
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
glutinous millet; yellow millet
dialectA type of glutenous millet (Panicum miliaceum) with yellow grains, commonly used in Northern Chinese cuisine for making traditional foods like cakes and porridge. The term is primarily used in certain Chinese dialects.
Nǎi奶
nai奶
yòng用
nián年
mǐ米
zuò做
le了
hěn很
hǎo好
chī吃
de的
nián年
gāo糕
。
Grandma made delicious glutinous millet cakes with the yellow millet.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
nián年
mǐ米
zhǔ煮
de的
zhōu粥
tè特
bié别
xiāng香
。
Porridge made with this glutinous millet is especially fragrant.
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Shì市
chǎng场
shàng上
mài卖
de的
nián年
mǐ米
shì是
jīn金
huáng黄
sè色
de的
。
The glutinous millet sold at the market is golden yellow.