榴莲酥 (liúliánsū): durian puff pastry

Measure Word

一个榴莲酥 gè

Meanings

1 durian puff pastry
2 flaky pastry filled with durian

Characters

榴

liú

pomegranate; 榴莲 = durian

Examples

HSK 7-9

榴莲酥是粤式茶楼的热门点心。

Liúliánsū shì yuèshì chálóu de rèmén diǎnxīn.

Durian puff is a popular dim sum in Cantonese teahouses.

HSK 7-9

刚出炉的榴莲酥又香又烫。

Gāng chūlú de liúliánsū yòu xiāng yòu tàng.

Freshly baked durian puffs are fragrant and hot.

Tips

culture

Cantonese dim sum built on shredded thousand-layer puff pastry. The durian filling is usually blended with cream or custard.

Stroke Order

榴 liú

莲 lián

酥 sū

Related Words

榴莲 liúlián #55,308

durian

酥皮 sūpí

puff pastry / flaky pastry crust

叉烧酥 chāshāosū

char siu pastry / barbecued pork puff pastry

酥松 sūsōng

loose (of soil or relaxed limbs) / flaky (of pastry) / crumbly

酥 sū HSK 7-9 #11,141

flaky (of pastry) / crunchy; crispy / limp; weak (of limbs) / soft; silky

凤梨酥 fènglísū

pineapple cake (traditional Taiwanese pastry)

Lin Heung Tea House (historic Cantonese dim-sum restaurant, est. 1889)

莲叶何田田 liányè hé tiántián

how lush are the lotus leaves / a scene of thick, verdant lotus foliage on a pond / (lit.) lotus leaves, how leaf-leafy