粿 (guǒ) - Guǒ — refers to rice cakes or pastries & a type of traditional food in Southern China

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guǒ ｜ 14 strokes ｜ radical:

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粿 · guǒ

Guǒ — refers to rice cakes or pastries made from rice flour;

a type of traditional food in Southern China and Taiwan.

Guǒ — refers to rice cakes or pastriesa type of traditional food in Southern China

Usage highlights

rice cakeradish cakesweet rice cakeNew Year cakered turtle cakesteamed rice cake

Synonyms

  • 糕— cake, pastry (general term for cakes)
  • 饼— biscuit, cookie (baked goods)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • We eat radish cakes (萝卜粿) during New Year.
  • She bought some rice cakes (米粿) from the market.
  • This stall sells sweet rice cakes (甜粿).
  • Traditional Taiwanese rice cake (台湾粿) is delicious.

Collocations

  • rice cake(米粿)
  • radish cake(萝卜粿)
  • sweet rice cake(甜粿)
  • New Year cake(年粿)
  • red turtle cake(红龟粿)
  • steamed rice cake(蒸粿)

Idioms

  • No specific idioms with 粿, but it appears in food-related expressions

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 粿 is deeply associated with traditional festivals and celebrations in Southern Chinese and Taiwanese culture.
  • Different types of 粿 are prepared for specific occasions like Lunar New Year, Qingming Festival, and other traditional holidays.
  • The character reflects the agricultural heritage and culinary traditions of rice-growing regions.

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