Chinese
|
|
soup; hot water
|
circle; round; circular circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (Yuan); tactful; to justify |
| trad. (湯圓)
|
湯
|
圓
|
| simp. (汤圆)
|
汤
|
圆
|
| alternative forms
|
湯元／汤元
湯丸／汤丸 Cantonese
|
| Literally: “soup balls”.
|
Pronunciation
Noun
湯圓
- tangyuan; Chinese glutinous rice balls
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 湯圓 (“glutinous rice ball”) [map]
| Variety
|
Location
|
Words
|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
|
湯圓
|
| Northeastern Mandarin
|
Beijing
|
湯圓兒, 元宵
|
| Taiwan
|
湯圓, 元宵
|
| Harbin
|
湯圓兒, 元宵
|
| Singapore
|
湯圓
|
| Jilu Mandarin
|
Jinan
|
元宵
|
| Jiaoliao Mandarin
|
Yantai (Muping)
|
元宵
|
| Central Plains Mandarin
|
Luoyang
|
湯圓兒, 元宵
|
| Wanrong
|
元宵
|
| Xi'an
|
湯圓兒, 元宵
|
| Xining
|
元宵
|
| Xuzhou
|
湯丸兒, 湯圓兒, 湯圓子
|
| Lanyin Mandarin
|
Yinchuan
|
元宵
|
| Ürümqi
|
湯圓兒
|
| Southwestern Mandarin
|
Chengdu
|
湯圓兒
|
| Wuhan
|
湯圓, 元宵
|
| Guiyang
|
湯圓, 元宵
|
| Guilin
|
湯圓
|
| Guilin (Lingui)
|
湯圓
|
| Liuzhou
|
湯圓, 水圓
|
| Liuzhou (Luorong)
|
湯圓
|
| Jianghuai Mandarin
|
Nanjing
|
湯圓, 湯糰, 元宵
|
| Yangzhou
|
圓子, 湯圓子
|
| Cantonese
|
Guangzhou
|
湯圓
|
| Hong Kong
|
湯圓
|
| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
|
湯圓
|
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
|
湯圓, 糖水圓
|
| Macau
|
湯圓
|
| Guangzhou (Panyu)
|
年宵
|
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
|
糖圓仔
|
| Guangzhou (Conghua)
|
湯圓
|
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
|
湯圓
|
| Foshan
|
湯圓
|
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
|
圓湯
|
| Foshan (Shunde)
|
水攬
|
| Foshan (Sanshui)
|
糖圓
|
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
|
元宵
|
| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
|
水攬
|
| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
|
湯圓
|
| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
|
水攬
|
| Zhuhai (Doumen)
|
糖包圓
|
| Jiangmen (Baisha)
|
圓糍
|
| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
|
圓糍
|
| Taishan
|
湯圓
|
| Kaiping (Chikan)
|
圓
|
| Enping (Niujiang)
|
圓仔
|
| Heshan (Yayao)
|
元宵
|
| Dongguan
|
水糰, 湯圓, 水包
|
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
|
扁米
|
| Shaoguan
|
年宵
|
| Xinyi
|
湯圓
|
| Lianjiang
|
湯圓
|
| Nanning
|
水圓
|
| Guiping
|
水圓
|
| Mengshan (Xihe)
|
水圓
|
| Beiliu (Tangliao)
|
水圓
|
| Baise
|
水圓
|
| Bobai
|
湯圓
|
| Pubei
|
圓餈
|
| Qinzhou
|
水圓
|
| Beihai
|
水圓, 湯圓
|
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
|
水圓
|
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
|
水圓
|
| Ningming
|
水圓
|
| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
|
湯圓
|
| Singapore (Guangfu)
|
湯圓
|
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
|
湯圓
|
| Móng Cái
|
湯圓
|
| Gan
|
Nanchang
|
湯圓, 湯圓子, 元宵
|
| Lichuan
|
湯圓
|
| Pingxiang
|
湯圓子, 元宵, 元宵坨牯
|
| Hakka
|
Meixian
|
圓粄仔, 圓仔, 湯圓
|
| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
|
糖圓
|
| Dongguan (Qingxi)
|
雪圓粄
|
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
|
惜圓粄
|
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
|
圓湯粄
|
| Luhe
|
粄圓
|
| Yudu
|
元宵
|
| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
|
雪圓仔
|
| Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)
|
雪圓仔
|
| Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)
|
雪圓
|
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
|
圓粄仔
|
| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)
|
粄圓
|
| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)
|
圓粄仔
|
| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)
|
粄圓
|
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
|
粄圓
|
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
|
惜圓
|
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
|
惜圓, 粄圓
|
| Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)
|
惜圓
|
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
惜圓
|
| Hong Kong
|
雪圓粄, 糖圓
|
| Beiliu (Tang'an)
|
湯圓
|
| Mashan (Pianlian)
|
水圓
|
| Huizhou
|
Jixi
|
元宵
|
| Jin
|
Taiyuan
|
元宵
|
| Xinzhou
|
湯圓, 元宵
|
| Northern Min
|
Jian'ou
|
㷍湯糍
|
| Eastern Min
|
Fuzhou
|
湯丸, 元宵
|
| Southern Min
|
Xiamen
|
圓仔, 米圓
|
| Quanzhou
|
圓仔, 米圓
|
| Zhangzhou
|
圓仔
|
| Taipei
|
圓仔
|
| Kaohsiung
|
圓仔
|
| Penang (Hokkien)
|
圓
|
| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
圓仔, 圓, 圓湯
|
| Manila (Hokkien)
|
狀元圓, 上元圓
|
| Pingnan (Shangdu)
|
元宵
|
| Chaozhou
|
鴨母捻
|
| Shantou
|
圓, 鴨母捻
|
| Jieyang
|
圓, 鴨母捻
|
| Singapore (Teochew)
|
圓, 鴨母捻
|
| Leizhou
|
湯丸
|
| Haikou
|
元宵
|
| Zhongshan Min
|
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
|
渾湯
|
| Southern Pinghua
|
Nanning (Tingzi)
|
水圓
|
| Binyang (Xinqiao)
|
水圓
|
| Northern Pinghua
|
Guilin (Chaoyang)
|
湯圓
|
| Guilin (Zhuyuan)
|
元宵
|
| Guilin (Wutong, Lingui)
|
水圓
|
| Lingchuan (Tanxia)
|
湯圓
|
| Wu
|
Shanghai
|
湯糰, 圓子
|
| Shanghai (Chongming)
|
圓子
|
| Suzhou
|
湯糰, 元宵
|
| Danyang
|
湯圓, 湯糰
|
| Hangzhou
|
湯糰, 元宵
|
| Wenzhou
|
湯圓, 圓兒
|
| Jinhua
|
湯糰
|
| Xiang
|
Changsha
|
湯圓, 湯圓子, 元宵
|
| Loudi
|
元宵糰子
|
| Quanzhou
|
元宵
|
| Guanyang (Wenshi)
|
元宵
|
Derived terms