glutinous rice ball soup; sweet dumpling
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Meanings
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glutinous rice balls; sweet dumplings in soup
A traditional Chinese dessert, especially eaten during the Lantern Festival (元宵节).
Yuán元
xiāo宵
jié节
wǎn晚
shàng上
，
wǒ我
men们
quán全
jiā家
yī一
qǐ起
chī吃
tāng汤
yuán圆
。
On the evening of the Lantern Festival, our whole family ate tangyuan together.
Zhè这
jiā家
de的
zhī芝
ma麻
xiàn馅
tāng汤
yuán圆
tè特
bié别
hǎo好
chī吃
。
The sesame-filled tangyuan from this shop is especially delicious.
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Tāng汤
yuán圆
xiàng象
zhēng征
zhe着
jiā家
tíng庭
tuán团
yuán圆
hé和
xìng幸
fú福
。
Tangyuan symbolizes family reunion and happiness.
Nán南
fāng方
rén人
xǐ喜
huān欢
chī吃
tián甜
tāng汤
yuán圆
，
běi北
fāng方
rén人
yǒu有
shí时
huì会
chī吃
xián咸
de的
。
People in southern China like sweet tangyuan, while those in the north sometimes eat savory ones.
Tā她
zì自
jǐ己
huì会
zuò做
huā花
shēng生
xiàn馅
de的
tāng汤
yuán圆
。
She knows how to make peanut-filled tangyuan herself.