糖葫芦 (táng hú lu) — tanghulu; sugar-coated hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer
Definition
A traditional northern Chinese street snack: hawthorn fruit (or other fruit) skewered on a bamboo stick and coated in hard sugar syrup. The measure word is 串, one skewer = 一串糖葫芦.
noun
tanghulusugar-coated hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer
Measure word · 串
Examples
- 糖葫芦。Dōng tiān chī táng hú lu hěn nuǎn huo.Eating tanghulu in winter is very warming.
- 糖葫芦？Nǐ chī guò táng hú lu ma?Have you ever eaten tanghulu?
- 糖葫芦Yí chuàn táng hú lua stick of tanghulu
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