汤圆 (湯圓)
tāng yuán
Pinyin

Definition

汤圆 (湯圓)
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tāng yuán
  1. boiled balls of glutinous rice flour, eaten during the Lantern Festival

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

圆
yuán
  1. 1 circle
  2. 2 round
  3. 3 circular
  4. 4 spherical
  5. 5 (of the moon) full
  6. 6 unit of Chinese currency (yuan)
  7. 7 tactful
  8. 8 to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
圆满
yuán mǎn
  1. 1 satisfactory
  2. 2 consummate
  3. 3 perfect
团圆
tuán yuán
  1. 1 to have a reunion
汤
Tāng
  1. 1 surname Tang
汤圆
tāng yuán
  1. 1 boiled balls of glutinous rice flour, eaten during the Lantern Festival

Idioms (15)

一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
不以规矩，不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
以汤沃沸
yǐ tāng wò fèi
  1. 1 to manage a situation badly (idiom)
功德圆满
gōng dé yuán mǎn
  1. 1 virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom)
固若金汤
gù ruò jīn tāng
  1. 1 secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom)
  2. 2 well fortified
  3. 3 invulnerable to attack

Sample Sentences

夫妻喂彼此吃汤圆
fūqī wéi bǐcǐ chī tāngyuán
The bride and groom feed each other tangyuan.
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天圆圆地圆圆，夫妻一对好团圆，汤圆甜汤圆美，富贵荣华万万年。
tiān Yuányuan dì Yuányuan ，fūqī yīduì hǎo tuányuán ，tāngyuán tián tāngyuán měi ，fù guì rónghuá wànwànnián 。
As the "yuan" in tangyuan signifies being bound together, just as the heavens are bound together and the earth, so are man and wife. Just as tangyuan are sweet and beautiful, so will this couple live long lives of riches and splendour.
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老公吃汤圆！啊～
lǎogōng chī tāngyuán ！ā ～
Hubby, have a tangyuan! Ah...
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老婆吃汤圆！啊～
lǎopó chī tāngyuán ！ā ～
Darling, have a tangyuan! Ah...
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我也是！元宵节那一天，家家户户都闹元宵，赏月，吃汤圆，赏灯，猜灯谜，可有意思了！
wǒ yě shì ！yuánxiāojié nà yī tiān ，jiājiāhùhù dōu nàoyuánxiāo ，shǎng yuè ，chī tāngyuán ，shǎng dēng ，cāi dēngmí ，kě yǒu yìsi le ！
Me too! On Lantern Festival, as every family is busy celebrating the festival, gazing at the moon, eating tangyuan, admiring the lanterns and guessing the riddles on the lanterns. It's so fun.
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年糕和汤圆准备好了吗？
niángāo hé tāngyuán zhǔnbèihǎo le ma ？
Have you prepared the rice cakes and the rice ball soup?
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汤圆我准备了一些，团团圆圆。不过，有了汤圆和饺子，年糕就不要了吧。吃不下。
tāngyuán wǒ zhǔnbèi le yīxiē ，tuántuányuányuán 。bùguò ，yǒu le tāngyuán hé jiǎozi ，niángāo jiù bùyào le ba 。chībuxià 。
I've prepared some rice ball soup to celebrate coming together with relatives. However, we don't need to have rice ball soup, dumplings and rice cakes right? We won't be able to eat all of it.
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