八宝粥

Traditional form:

八寶粥

Pinyin (reading):

bābǎozhōu

Definitions:

• rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc

Characters:

• 八 - eight; all around, all sides
• 宝 - treasure, jewel; rare, precious
• 粥 - porridge, gruel, congee

Traditional characters:

• 八 - eight; all around, all sides
• 寶 - treasure, jewel; rare, precious
• 粥 - porridge, gruel, congee