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鹼水粽 (gaan2 seoi2 zung2) — Kee Chang, alkaline dumpling: rice is soaked in alkaline water first and wrapped with sweetened red beans. Also 碱水粽。 in Cantonese

gaanˊ²鹼seoiˊ²水zungˊ²粽
简 碱水粽
Mandarin Pinyin: jian3 shui3 zong4

Meaning of 鹼水粽

nounKee Chang, alkaline dumpling: rice is soaked in alkaline water first and wrapped with sweetened red beans. Also 碱水粽。
nounA type of traditional Chinese rice dumpling made with alkaline water, often eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival.
nounSweet alkaline rice dumpling, a traditional delicacy.

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鹼gaan2
soda
水seoi2
extra charge/income
粽zung2
glutinous rice dumpling - usu pyramid-shaped and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival

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