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How to Say ‘One southern-style rice dumpling’ in Traditional Chinese

一顆南部粽

yī kē nán bù zòng

[ee kē nánbù zòng]

Phrase Breakdown

一

yī

[ee]

one; a

A number word that helps form the phrase for category.

Example

你想找哪一類工作?

What kind of job do you want to look for?

顆

kē

[kē]

measure word for small round things

Classifier for eggs, balls, candies, and similar small round objects.

Example

我吃了兩顆蛋。

I ate two eggs.

南部

nán bù

[nánbù]

southern

Refers to the south; here describes a southern Taiwan style.

Example

南部天氣很熱。

The weather in the south is hot.

粽

zòng

[zòng]

zongzi

Short form of 粽子 used after a describing word.

Example

北部粽是蒸的。

Northern zongzi are steamed.

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