田螺

tiánluó
noun #86,974

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 river snail
  2. 2 paddy field snail

Examples

Liǔzhōu luósīfěn de tāng jiùshì yòng tiánluó áo de.
The broth in Liuzhou snail noodles is made by simmering river snails.
Xiàtiān chī tiánluó pèi píjiǔ zuì shūfu.
Eating river snails with beer in summer is the best.
Nǎinai xiǎoshíhou zài dàotián lǐ jiǎn guo tiánluó.
Grandma used to collect river snails from the rice paddies as a kid.

Tips

culture
田螺 are central to 螺蛳粉 (Guangxi snail noodles), one of China's most pungent and polarizing regional dishes. The broth's distinctive smell comes from fermenting the snails.

Stroke Order

tián
luó