粽子

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Chinese[edit]

rice dumplings wrapped in leaves
 
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (粽子/糉子/糭子) //
simp. (粽子)
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Etymology[edit]

(food)
See etymology of (zòng).
(fiction)
Coined in the fantasy novel Ghost Blows Out the Light (2006).

Pronunciation[edit]


Noun[edit]

粽子

  1. zongzi (a kind of Chinese dumpling made of glutinous rice, stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves)
  2. (fiction) animate corpse; undead

Synonyms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: zongzi
  • Guiqiong: ʥiɐʂi
  • Korean: 쭝쯔 (jjungjjeu)
  • Russian: цзу́нцзы (czúnczy)