qingtuan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sweet rice-flour ball, usually filled with red bean paste, traditionally consumed on Tomb Sweeping Day in China.

Pronunciation

/tʃɪŋ.twɑn/ /-tu.ɑn/

Word forms

qingtuan

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 青團/青团 (qīngtuán) via Hanyu Pinyin.

Synonyms

green dumpling

Related words

caozaiguo the Taiwanese form kusa mochi the Japanese form
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