Definition
A popular Chinese street snack made by skewering fruits (typically hawthorn berries) and coating them in a hard sugar syrup that crystallizes into a shiny shell.
noun
tanghulusugar-coated hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer
Measure word · 串
Examples
- 糖葫芦。Dōngtiān chī táng hú lu hěn nuǎnhuo.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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