糯米 (no6 mai5) — glutinous rice (sometimes also called sticky rice or sweet rice) in Cantonese
noˍ₆糯maiˏ₅米
Mandarin Pinyin: nuo4 mi3
Meaning of 糯米
nounglutinous rice (sometimes also called sticky rice or sweet rice)
noun(noun) sticky rice
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Example Sentences with 糯米
ngoˏ₅我soengˊ²想jamˊ²飲noˍ₆糯maiˏ₅米zau2.酒。
I want to drink glutinous rice wine.
aa˗₃阿maaˉ¹媽zingˊ²整noˍ₆糯maiˏ₅米zau2.酒。
Mom is making glutinous rice wine.
keoiˏ₅佢maaiˍ₆賣noˍ₆糯maiˏ₅米zau2.酒。
He/She sells glutinous rice wine.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度noˍ₆糯maiˏ₅米zauˊ²酒houˊ²好hoeng1.香。
This glutinous rice wine smells really good.
noˍ₆糯maiˏ₅米zauˊ²酒houˊ²好timˎ₄甜wo3.喎。
The glutinous rice wine is very sweet!
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Words Containing 糯米
糯米糍no6 mai5 ci4
glutinous rice ball
糯米飯no6 mai5 faan6
glutinous rice; sticky rice
糯米屎忽no6 mai5 si2 fat1
refuse to leave (slang)
掟包糯米雞deng3 baau1 no6 mai5 gai1
to offload one's troubles to someone else [colloquial]
一物治一物，糯米治木蝨jat1 mat6 zi6 jat1 mat6 ，no6 mai5 zi6 muk6 sat1
one thing cures one thing, glutinous rice exterminates wood louse, which refers to the theory of natural enemies
糯米雞no6 mai5 gai1
glutinous rice chicken - a Dim Sum dish usually served wrapped in lotus leaves
糯米屎窟no6 mai5 si2 fat1
lit. "glutinous rice buttocks" -> sticky bum. Refers to an acquaintance, a guest or a visitor who stays and stays and never leaves (even after the host starts dropping hints). Someone who overstays his welcome.
黑糯米hak1 no6 mai5
black sticky rice
糯米酒no6 mai5 zau2
Glutinous rice wine
我最鍾意嘅點心係燒賣同糯米雞ngo5 zeoi3 zung1 ji3 ge3 dim2 sam1 hai6 siu1 maai2 tung4 no6 mai5 gai1
My favourite dim sum is siu mai and sticky rice.
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