饴糖

飴糖
yítáng
noun #55,351

Meanings

  1. 1 maltose syrup
  2. 2 malt sugar
  3. 3 traditional Chinese starch-based candy

Examples

Yítáng shì yòng nuòmǐ hé màiyá áozhì ér chéng de.
Maltose syrup is made by simmering glutinous rice and malt together.
Xiǎoshíhou chīguò de yítáng, yòu tián yòu nián.
The maltose candy I ate as a kid was both sweet and sticky.

Tips

culture
饴糖 is one of China's oldest candies, dating to the Zhou dynasty. The idiom (hányí nòngsūn, sucking on maltose candy and playing with grandchildren) describes the contented life of an elderly retiree.

Stroke Order

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