餻 (gāo) - Cake — a type of pastry, confection, or & often refers to traditional Chinese cakes made from
餻 · gāo
Cake — a type of pastry, confection, or rice cake;
often refers to traditional Chinese cakes made from glutinous rice flour.
Cake — a type of pastry, confection, oroften refers to traditional Chinese cakes made from
Usage highlights
Rice cakeNew Year cakeSweet cakeLayered cakeCake shopCake flour
Usage & contexts
Examples
- We eat rice cakes (米餻) during festivals.
- This is a sweet cake (甜餻).
- She bought a piece of New Year cake (年餻).
- He enjoys eating layered cakes (層餻).
Collocations
- Rice cake(米餻)
- New Year cake(年餻)
- Sweet cake(甜餻)
- Layered cake(層餻)
- Cake shop(餻餅店)
- Cake flour(餻粉)
Idioms
- To reach for a cake that is out of reach(望餻止渴)
- As soft and sticky as a rice cake(軟如餻)
- To have one's cake and eat it too(魚與餻兼得)
Cultural background
FAQ- Traditionally associated with festive foods, especially during Chinese New Year and other celebrations.
- Often made from glutinous rice and symbolizes prosperity, sweetness, and family unity.
- The character is a variant form of 糕 (gāo), which is more commonly used in modern writing.