How to Say ‘That's a vegetarian zongzi.’ in Traditional Chinese
那是素粽。
nà shì sù zòng
[nà shir sùzòng]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: 素 (sù) means vegetarian, often in the Buddhist style with no meat and sometimes no garlic or onion. Taiwan has many vegetarians, so meatless options are easy to find.
Phrase Breakdown
那
nà
[nà]
that
A demonstrative pronoun used to refer to a specific thing.
那房子是我的。
That house is mine.
是
shì
[shir]
to be; am/is/are
是 is the verb 'to be' used for identity, emphasis, or agreement.
我也是剛畢業的新鮮人。
I am also a recent graduate.
素粽
sù zòng
[sùzòng]
vegetarian zongzi
Zongzi made without meat, suitable for vegetarians.
我吃素，所以要素粽。
I'm vegetarian, so I want a vegetarian zongzi.
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