克林姆

kèlínmǔ

noun

Meanings

1 cream (loanword from English)
2 custard cream filling (in pastries)

Characters

kè (phonetic 'k')

lín (phonetic 'l(i)')

mǔ (phonetic 'm')

Examples

这家面包店的克林姆面包很有名。

Zhè jiā miànbāodiàn de kèlínmǔ miànbāo hěn yǒumíng.

This bakery's cream-filled bread is famous.

她最喜欢吃夹克林姆的甜甜圈。

Tā zuì xǐhuān chī jiā kèlínmǔ de tiántiánquān.

Her favorite is cream-filled doughnuts.

Tips

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Phonetic loan from English 'cream,' typical of Taiwan / Hong Kong bakery vocabulary. Most often refers specifically to custard or pastry cream filling (克林姆面包 / 克林姆泡芙). On the mainland, you'll usually see 奶油 (nǎiyóu, dairy cream) or 卡仕达 (kǎshìdá, custard) instead.

Stroke Order

克 kè

林 lín

姆 mǔ