喜饼

喜餅
xǐbǐng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 wedding cakes
  2. 2 engagement pastries given to relatives of the bride

Examples

Dìnghūn de shíhou nán fāng yào sòng xǐbǐng.
At engagement, the groom's family must present wedding pastries.
Zhè hé xǐbǐng shì tóngshì jiéhūn sòng de.
This box of wedding pastries is from a colleague's wedding.

Tips

culture
In southern China and Taiwan, 喜饼 are formal engagement pastries the groom's family delivers to the bride's relatives with the betrothal gifts (). Taiwanese can be cake-sized; mainland versions are often boxed assortments.

Stroke Order

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