汤圆
tāng yuán
Pinyin

Definition

汤圆
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tāng yuán
  1. boiled balls of glutinous rice flour, eaten during the Lantern Festival

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

圆
yuán
  1. 1 circle
  2. 2 round
  3. 3 circular
  4. 4 spherical
  5. 5 (of the moon) full
  6. 6 unit of Chinese currency (yuan)
  7. 7 tactful
  8. 8 to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
圆满
yuán mǎn
  1. 1 satisfactory
  2. 2 consummate
  3. 3 perfect
团圆
tuán yuán
  1. 1 to have a reunion
汤
Tāng
  1. 1 surname Tang
汤圆
tāng yuán
  1. 1 boiled balls of glutinous rice flour, eaten during the Lantern Festival
鸡汤
jī tāng
  1. 1 chicken stock
  2. 2 chicken soup
  3. 3 (fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives)
圆圈
yuán quān
  1. 1 circle
圆子
yuán zi
  1. 1 kind of dumpling
  2. 2 sticky rice ball
圆形
yuán xíng
  1. 1 round
  2. 2 circular
圆明园
Yuán míng yuán
  1. 1 Yuanmingyuan, the Old Summer Palace, destroyed by the British and French army in 1860
圆月
yuán yuè
  1. 1 full moon
圆桌
yuán zhuō
  1. 1 round table
圆滑
yuán huá
  1. 1 smooth and evasive
  2. 2 slick and sly
圆滚滚
yuán gǔn gǔn
  1. 1 plump
圆润
yuán rùn
  1. 1 mellow and full
  2. 2 suave
  3. 3 smooth and round
  4. 4 rich (in voice)
圆珠笔
yuán zhū bǐ
  1. 1 ballpoint pen
  2. 2 CL:支[zhī],枝[zhī]
圆筒
yuán tǒng
  1. 1 circular cylinder
  2. 2 drum
圆舞曲
yuán wǔ qǔ
  1. 1 waltz
圆融
yuán róng
  1. 1 accommodating
  2. 2 (Buddhism) completely integrated
圆通
yuán tōng
  1. 1 flexible
  2. 2 accommodating

Idioms (15)

一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
不以规矩，不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
以汤沃沸
yǐ tāng wò fèi
  1. 1 to manage a situation badly (idiom)
功德圆满
gōng dé yuán mǎn
  1. 1 virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom)
固若金汤
gù ruò jīn tāng
  1. 1 secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom)
  2. 2 well fortified
  3. 3 invulnerable to attack
外圆内方
wài yuán nèi fāng
  1. 1 lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. velvet glove
换汤不换药
huàn tāng bù huàn yào
  1. 1 different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only
  2. 2 a change in form but not in substance
斧钺汤镬
fǔ yuè tāng huò
  1. 1 battle-ax and boiling cauldron (idiom); facing torture and execution
方枘圆凿
fāng ruì yuán záo
  1. 1 to put a square peg in a round hole
  2. 2 incompatible (idiom)
没有规矩，不成方圆
méi yǒu guī ju , bù chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
没有规矩，何以成方圆
méi yǒu guī ju , hé yǐ chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
破镜重圆
pò jìng chóng yuán
  1. 1 a shattered mirror put back together (idiom)
  2. 2 (of marriage) to pick up the pieces and start anew
  3. 3 for a separated couple to reconcile and reunite
花好月圆
huā hǎo yuè yuán
  1. 1 lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom); fig. everything is wonderful
  2. 2 perfect happiness
  3. 3 conjugal bliss
赴汤蹈火
fù tāng dǎo huǒ
  1. 1 to go through water and tread on fire (idiom); not afraid of any difficulty
香汤沐浴
xiāng tāng mù yù
  1. 1 to bathe in a fragrant hot spring (idiom)

Sample Sentences

夫妻喂彼此吃汤圆
fūqī wéi bǐcǐ chī tāngyuán
The bride and groom feed each other tangyuan.
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天圆圆地圆圆，夫妻一对好团圆，汤圆甜汤圆美，富贵荣华万万年。
tiān Yuányuan dì Yuányuan ，fūqī yīduì hǎo tuányuán ，tāngyuán tián tāngyuán měi ，fù guì rónghuá wànwànnián 。
As the "yuan" in tangyuan signifies being bound together, just as the heavens are bound together and the earth, so are man and wife. Just as tangyuan are sweet and beautiful, so will this couple live long lives of riches and splendour.
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老公吃汤圆！啊～
lǎogōng chī tāngyuán ！ā ～
Hubby, have a tangyuan! Ah...
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老婆吃汤圆！啊～
lǎopó chī tāngyuán ！ā ～
Darling, have a tangyuan! Ah...
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我也是！元宵节那一天，家家户户都闹元宵，赏月，吃汤圆，赏灯，猜灯谜，可有意思了！
wǒ yě shì ！yuánxiāojié nà yī tiān ，jiājiāhùhù dōu nàoyuánxiāo ，shǎng yuè ，chī tāngyuán ，shǎng dēng ，cāi dēngmí ，kě yǒu yìsi le ！
Me too! On Lantern Festival, as every family is busy celebrating the festival, gazing at the moon, eating tangyuan, admiring the lanterns and guessing the riddles on the lanterns. It's so fun.
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年糕和汤圆准备好了吗？
niángāo hé tāngyuán zhǔnbèihǎo le ma ？
Have you prepared the rice cakes and the rice ball soup?
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汤圆我准备了一些，团团圆圆。不过，有了汤圆和饺子，年糕就不要了吧。吃不下。
tāngyuán wǒ zhǔnbèi le yīxiē ，tuántuányuányuán 。bùguò ，yǒu le tāngyuán hé jiǎozi ，niángāo jiù bùyào le ba 。chībuxià 。
I've prepared some rice ball soup to celebrate coming together with relatives. However, we don't need to have rice ball soup, dumplings and rice cakes right? We won't be able to eat all of it.
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