How to Say ‘Eat zongzi (sticky rice dumplings)’ in Traditional Chinese
吃粽子
chī zòng zi
[chī zòngzi]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Northern and southern Taiwan have rival styles of 粽子 (zòng zi): stir-fried and steamed in the north, boiled in the south. Asking which kind someone prefers is a fun festival topic.
Phrase Breakdown
吃
chī
[chī]
to eat
The basic verb for eating food.
我們去吃晚餐吧。
Let's go eat dinner.
粽子
zòng zi
[zòngzi]
zongzi; rice dumpling
Sticky rice wrapped in bamboo leaves, eaten at Dragon Boat Festival.
媽媽包了很多粽子。
Mom wrapped lots of rice dumplings.
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