粽子
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 | ||
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trad. (粽子/糉子/糭子) | 粽/糉/糭 | 子 | |
simp. (粽子) | 粽 | 子 |
Etymology edit
- (food)
- See etymology of 粽 (zòng).
- (fiction)
- Coined in the fantasy novel Ghost Blows Out the Light (2006).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
粽子
- zongzi (a kind of Chinese dumpling made of glutinous rice, stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves)
- (fiction) animate corpse; undead
Synonyms edit
Dialectal synonyms of 粽子 (“zongzi (sticky rice dumpling)”) [map]