glutinous rice ball; meatball
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
glutinous rice ball, usually with sweet filling
Traditional festival food, especially eaten during the Lantern Festival. Can be boiled, steamed, or fried.
Yuán元
xiāo宵
jié节
chī吃
yuán圆
zi子
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
chuán传
tǒng统
xí习
sú俗
。
Eating glutinous rice balls during the Lantern Festival is a Chinese tradition.
Zhè这
wǎn碗
yuán圆
zi子
shì是
zhī芝
ma麻
xiàn馅
de的
。
This bowl of rice balls has sesame filling.
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Nǎi奶
nai奶
qīn亲
shǒu手
zuò做
le了
nuò糯
mǐ米
yuán圆
zi子
。
Grandma made glutinous rice balls by hand.
noun
meatball; fish ball
dialectRegional usage in some southern dialects, especially in the Yangtze River region.
Wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
chī吃
yú鱼
ròu肉
zuò做
de的
yuán圆
zi子
。
I like eating fish balls.
Zhè这
dào道
tāng汤
lǐ里
yǒu有
ròu肉
yuán圆
zi子
。
This soup has meatballs in it.
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Zhè这
jiā家
diàn店
de的
yuán圆
zi子
hěn很
yǒu有
míng名
。
This shop's meatballs are very famous.