年糕
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Chinese
| year | cake | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (年糕) | 年 | 糕 | |
| simp. #(年糕) | 年 | 糕 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
年糕
- nian gao (a Chinese New Year's cake made of glutinous rice flour) (Classifier: 底 c)
Synonyms
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 年糕 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 年糕 |
| Singapore | 年糕 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 年糕 |
| Hong Kong | 年糕 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 年糕 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 年糕 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 甜粄 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 甜粄 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 甜粄 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 甜粄 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 甜粄 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 甜粄 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 甜粄 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 糖粿 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 甜粿, 炊粿 steamed |
| Quanzhou | 甜粿, 炊粿 steamed | |
| Jinjiang | 甜粿, 炊粿 steamed | |
| Zhangzhou | 甜粿, 炊粿 steamed | |
| Taipei | 甜粿 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 甜粿 | |
| Kaohsiung | 甜粿 | |
| Yilan | 甜粿 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 甜粿 | |
| Taichung | 甜粿 | |
| Tainan | 甜粿 | |
| Hsinchu | 甜粿 | |
| Kinmen | 甜粿 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 甜粿 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 甜粿 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 甜粿 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 甜粿 | |
| Chaozhou | 甜粿 | |
| Shantou | 甜粿 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 甜粿 | |
| Jieyang | 甜粿 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew) | 甜粿 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 甜粿 | |
| Wenchang | 甜粄 | |
| Haikou | 甜粄 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 甜粄 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 年糕 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 年糕 |
| Wenzhou | 糖糕, 年糕 | |