流沙

liúshā

noun #28,502

Meanings

1 quicksand
2 flowing sand; drifting sand
3 (food) semi-liquid filling (e.g. salted egg custard)

Characters

to flow; flowing

Examples

探险家不小心陷入了流沙，险些丧命。

Tànxiǎnjiā bù xiǎoxīn xiànrù le liúshā, xiǎnxiē sàngmìng.

The explorer accidentally fell into quicksand and nearly lost his life.

流沙包是一种港式点心，咬开后有金黄色的流心馅料。

Liúshābāo shì yī zhǒng Gǎng shì diǎnxīn, yǎo kāi hòu yǒu jīnhuángsè de liú xīn xiànliào.

Salted egg custard buns are a Hong Kong dim sum; when you bite in, golden liquid filling flows out.

Tips

culture

流沙包 (lava buns with salted egg custard) have become a widely popular dim sum item; the 流沙 (flowing) part of the name perfectly describes the molten filling.

Stroke Order

流 liú

沙 shā