Chinese

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rice dumplings wrapped in leaves
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
trad. (粽子/糉子/糭子) //
simp. (粽子)
 
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Etymology

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(food)
See etymology of (zòng).
(fiction)
Coined in the fantasy novel Ghost Blows Out the Light (2006).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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粽子

  1. zongzi (a kind of Chinese dumpling made of glutinous rice, stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves)
  2. (fiction) animate corpse; undead

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Descendants

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  • English: zongzi
  • Guiqiong: ʥiɐʂi
  • Korean: 쭝쯔 (jjungjjeu)
  • Russian: цзу́нцзы (czúnczy)