米糖

mǐtáng
noun

Measure Word

米糖 kuài

Meanings

  1. 1 rice malt candy
  2. 2 rice sugar (traditional sweetener made from glutinous rice)

Examples

HSK 4
Nǎinai yǐqián yòng mǐtáng zuò niánhuò.
Grandma used to make rice malt candy for New Year.
HSK 7-9
Mǐtáng bǐ báitáng wèidào róuhé.
Rice malt candy has a gentler flavor than white sugar.

Tips

usage
Close cousin of 麦芽糖 (maltose candy). 米糖 specifies a rice base - glutinous rice is fermented with malted barley, then boiled down into a sticky amber syrup or pulled into brittle candy. Common in Jiangxi and Zhejiang New Year sweets.

Stroke Order

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