玫瑰糖

méiguītáng

noun

Measure Word

一罐玫瑰糖 guàn

Meanings

1 rose sugar
2 candied rose petal preserve used as a filling or topping

Characters

precious; rose (玫瑰 = rose)

Examples

云南的玫瑰糖用来做鲜花饼。

Yúnnán de méiguītáng yòng lái zuò xiānhuābǐng.

Yunnan's rose sugar is used to make flower pastries.

汤圆里加一点玫瑰糖特别香。

Tāngyuán lǐ jiā yìdiǎn méiguītáng tèbié xiāng.

Adding a bit of rose sugar to tangyuan makes it especially fragrant.

Tips

culture

Yunnan and Jiangnan specialty made by pounding edible rose petals with sugar until they ferment into a jam. Core filling of 鲜花饼 and many sweet dumplings.

Stroke Order

玫 méi

瑰 guī

糖 táng