phonetic | sugar; sweets; candy | ||
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trad. (鳥結糖) | 鳥結 | 糖 | |
simp. (鸟结糖) | 鸟结 | 糖 |
From English nougat + Chinese 糖 (táng, “sweets; candy”), via Cantonese.
鳥結糖
Variety | Location | Words |
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Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 牛軋糖 |
Cantonese | Hong Kong | 鳥結糖 |
Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 牛軋糖 |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 牛筋糖 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 牛筋糖, 牛軋糖 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 牛軋糖 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 牛筋糖, 牛軋糖 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 牛軋糖 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 牛軋糖, 鳥結糖 |