How to Say ‘Zongzi’ in Simplified Chinese
粽子
zòng zi
[zòngzi]
🇨🇳 In China: Zongzi are sticky rice parcels wrapped in bamboo leaves, eaten around the Dragon Boat Festival. Northern China tends to prefer sweet fillings, while the south (especially Jiaxing and Guangdong) favours savoury meat ones, and people happily argue about which is better.
Phrase Breakdown
粽子
zòng zi
[zòngzi]
zongzi; sticky rice dumpling
Glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves, eaten at the Dragon Boat Festival.
端午节我们吃粽子。
We eat zongzi at the Dragon Boat Festival.
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