汤圆 (tāng yuán) — glutinous rice balls (a traditional Chinese dessert often eaten during the Lantern Festival)
Definition
Glutinous rice balls with a sweet filling (sesame, peanut, red bean), boiled and served in syrup — the classic dessert of the Lantern Festival.
noun
glutinous rice balls (a traditional Chinese dessert often eaten during the Lantern Festival)
Measure word · 颗
Examples
- 汤圆。Yuán xiāo jié jiā jiā hù hù dōu yào chī tāng yuán.Every household eats tangyuan on the Lantern Festival.
- 汤圆。Wǒ zuì xǐ huan chī hēi zhī ma tāng yuán.I like black sesame tangyuan the most.
- 汤圆。Chāo shì lǐ yǒu hěn duō bù tóng kǒu wèi de tāng yuán.There are many different flavors of tangyuan in the supermarket.
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