角黍
Chinese edit
horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note |
broomcorn millet; glutinous millet | ||
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trad. (角黍) | 角 | 黍 | |
simp. #(角黍) | 角 | 黍 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
角黍
- (literary or dialectal Eastern Min) zongzi (sticky rice dumpling, originally made with glutinous millet instead of glutinous rice)
- 長路那能包角黍,龍舟應弔汨羅江。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16th century CE
- Chánglù nǎ néng bāo jiǎoshǔ, lóngzhōu yīng diào Mìluó Jiāng. [Pinyin]
- How can sticky rice dumplings be wrapped on a long journey? Dragon boats should mourn in the Miluo River.
长路那能包角黍,龙舟应吊汨罗江。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]