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蒸南瓜

zhēngnángua
Also on menus as 清蒸南瓜
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 steamed pumpkin

About the dish

家常菜 Home-style · 主食 Staple

Pieces of pumpkin steamed until soft. Naturally sweet, often with nothing added, sometimes with a little honey, sugar or red dates.

Examples

HSK 6
Zhēngnángua búyòng fàng táng, běnshēn jiù hěn tián.
Steamed pumpkin needs no sugar; it's sweet on its own.
HSK 7-9
Shítáng de zǎocān yǒu yùmǐ, hóngshǔ hé zhēngnángua, wǒ měi yàng ná le yí kuài.
The canteen breakfast had corn, sweet potato and steamed pumpkin, and I took a piece of each.

Stroke Order

蒸 zhēng
南 nán
瓜 guā