酒酿圆子

酒釀圓子

jiǔniàng yuánzi

noun

Measure Word

一碗酒酿圆子 wǎn

Meanings

1 sweet fermented rice with glutinous rice balls
2 small tangyuan in rice wine soup

Characters

Examples

上海人早餐爱来一碗酒酿圆子。

Shànghǎi rén zǎocān ài lái yì wǎn jiǔniàng yuánzi.

Shanghainese like a bowl of jiuniang yuanzi for breakfast.

酒酿圆子里可以加个蛋。

Jiǔniàng yuánzi lǐ kěyǐ jiā ge dàn.

You can drop an egg into jiuniang yuanzi.

Tips

culture

Jiangnan dessert and breakfast. 酒酿 is lightly fermented sweet glutinous rice; 圆子 are small unfilled rice balls. Served warm with osmanthus sugar and sometimes a beaten egg. Very low in alcohol.

Stroke Order

酒 jiǔ

酿 niàng

圆 yuán

子 zǐ