糖葫芦 (糖葫蘆)
táng hú lu
Pinyin

Definition

糖葫芦 (糖葫蘆)
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táng hú lu
  1. sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a stick
  2. tanghulu

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

白糖
bái táng
  1. 1 (refined) white sugar
糖
táng
  1. 1 sugar
  2. 2 sweets
  3. 3 candy
  4. 4 classifier: 颗 kē
  5. 5 classifier: 块 kuài
糖果
táng guǒ
  1. 1 candy
  2. 2 classifier: 粒 lì
冰糖
bīng táng
  1. 1 crystal sugar
  2. 2 rock candy
冰糖葫芦
bīng táng hú lu
  1. 1 tanghulu
  2. 2 candied fruits on bamboo skewers dipped in sugar syrup, a common Chinese snack

Idioms (4)

依样画葫芦
yī yàng huà hú lu
  1. 1 lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality
依葫芦画瓢
yī hú lu huà piáo
  1. 1 lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to follow the existing pattern without modification
照葫芦画瓢
zhào hú lu huà piáo
  1. 1 lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to copy slavishly
甲之蜜糖，乙之砒霜
jiǎ zhī mì táng , yǐ zhī pī shuāng
  1. 1 one man's meat is another man's poison (idiom)

Sample Sentences

冰糖葫芦！冰糖葫芦！您来一串儿？
bīngtáng húlu ！bīngtáng húlu ！nín lái yī chuànr ？
Candied fruit ! Candied fruit! Would you like a stick?
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我在北京出差时，看到路边有许多卖冰糖葫芦和肉夹馍的摊子。
wǒ zài Běijīng chūchāi shí ，kàndào lùbiān yǒu xǔduō mài bīngtáng húlu hé ròujiámó de tānzi 。
When I was in Beijing on business, I saw a lot of stalls selling caramelized hawthorn sticks and meat-stuffed pita sandwiches.
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这位团友说的是，看到一串球的就是东方明珠了，俗称“糖葫芦”。过去它是上海的第一高楼，现在已经排到第三了。
zhè wèi tuányǒu shuōdeshì ，kàndào yī chuàn qiú de jiùshì Dōngfāngmíngzhū le ，súchēng “tánghúlu ”。guòqù tā shì Shànghǎi de dì yī gāolóu ，xiànzài yǐjīng páidào dì sān le 。
What our friend here said is right. That row of balls over there, the Oriental Pearl Tower, also known as the 'Candied Hawthorn.' In the past, it was Shanghai's tallest building, but now it's already been pushed back to number three.
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