() - A type of traditional Chinese dumpling or snack

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gǔ | 17 strokes | radical:

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A type of traditional Chinese dumpling or snack food, particularly referring to a specific kind of fried dough twist or pastry.

A type of traditional Chinese dumpling or snack

Usage highlights

gudu'erfried dough twistBeijing snacktraditional pastrysweet gudusavory gudu

Synonyms

  • 餜子fried dough food, pastry
  • 油條deep-fried dough stick

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • I bought some traditional snacks, including gudu'er (餶飿儿).
  • The street vendor sells delicious fried dough twists (餶飿).
  • This is a specialty pastry from Beijing (北京餶飿).

Collocations

  • gudu'er(餶飿儿)
  • fried dough twist(餶飿)
  • Beijing snack(北京餶飿)
  • traditional pastry(传统餶飿)
  • sweet gudu(甜餶飿)
  • savory gudu(咸餶飿)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Gudu'er (餶飿儿) is a traditional Beijing snack, often associated with local street food culture.
  • The character is rarely used in modern Chinese and appears mainly in dialectal or historical contexts referring to specific foods.

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