qingtuan

See also: qīngtuán

English

Etymology

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin Chinese 青團 (qīngtuán, lit. "green lump")

Noun

qingtuan

  1. A sweet rice-flour ball, usually filled with red bean paste, traditionally consumed on Tomb Sweeping Day in China

Synonyms
  • green dumpling

See also
  • caozaiguo, the Taiwanese form
  • kusa mochi, the Japanese form
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