粽子

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Chinese

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

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

Pronunciation


Noun

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

Descendants

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