Chinese edit

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 edit

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

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

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 edit

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