花蛋糕

huādàngāo

noun

Measure Word

一个花蛋糕 gè

Meanings

1 decorated cake with floral icing; flower cake
2 Yunnan rose-petal pastry (a regional specialty also called 鲜花饼)

Characters

Examples

妈妈生日她订了一个花蛋糕。

Māma shēngrì tā dìng le yīgè huādàngāo.

She ordered a flower cake for Mom's birthday.

云南的玫瑰花蛋糕很有名。

Yúnnán de méiguīhuā dàngāo hěn yǒumíng.

Yunnan's rose flower cakes are famous.

Tips

usage

花蛋糕 most commonly means a Western-style cake decorated with buttercream or cream-cheese floral piping. In Yunnan it can refer to rose-petal pastries (鲜花饼), though those use 饼 not 蛋糕.

Stroke Order

花 huā

蛋 dàn

糕 gāo