tāngtuán

汤团

Word · NounTraditional湯團

stuffed glutinous rice ball; tangyuan (dialect)

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

stuffed glutinous rice ball; tangyuan (dialectal variant)

dialect

Chiefly used in Wu dialect areas (e.g., Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang) to refer to filled tangyuan, often implying a larger size or specific local preparation method compared to standard Mandarin 汤圆.

Yuán元
xiāo宵
jié节
wǒ我
men们
yào要
chī吃
tāng汤
tuán团
 。

We eat tangyuan during the Lantern Festival.

Mā妈
ma妈
zuò做
le了
zhī芝
ma麻
xiàn馅
ér儿
de的
tāng汤
tuán团
 。

Mom made sesame-filled tangyuan.

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Zhè这
jiā家
diàn店
de的
xiān鲜
ròu肉
tāng汤
tuán团
hěn很
yǒu有
míng名
 。

This shop is famous for its fresh pork tangyuan.

Wǒ我
xiǎng想
chī吃
yī一
wǎn碗
rè热
téng腾
téng腾
de的
tāng汤
tuán团
 。

I want to eat a bowl of steaming hot tangyuan.