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椰汁西米露

yēzhī xīmǐlù
Also on menus as 椰奶西米露
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

一碗椰汁西米露 wǎn

Meanings

  1. 1 coconut sago

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粤菜 Cantonese · 甜品 Dessert

A sweet dessert soup of small, clear sago pearls in sweetened coconut milk, often with cow's milk, served chilled or warm. Smooth and light, with chewy pearls. Common in Cantonese dessert shops.

Usually contains milk

Examples

HSK 6
广州的夏天很热，吃完饭来一碗冰的椰汁西米露正好。
Guǎngzhōu de xiàtiān hěn rè, chīwán fàn lái yì wǎn bīng de yēzhī xīmǐlù zhènghǎo.
Summers in Guangzhou are hot, and a bowl of iced coconut sago after a meal is just right.
HSK 7-9
椰汁西米露是用西米和椰汁做的甜品。
Yēzhī xīmǐlù shì yòng xīmǐ hé yēzhī zuò de tiánpǐn.
Coconut sago is a dessert made with sago pearls and coconut milk.

Tips

usage
西米 is sago, though most of it today is made from tapioca starch. 露 "dew" is a common name for thin, sweet dessert soups.

Stroke Order

椰 yē
汁 zhī
西 xī
米 mǐ
露 lù