太阳饼

Traditional form:

太陽餅

Pinyin (reading):

tàiyángbǐng

Definitions:

• suncake (small round cake made with flaky pastry and a maltose filling, originally from Taichung, Taiwan)

Characters:

• 太 - very, too much; big; extreme
• 阳 - the male principle; bright, sunny; clear, lit, open
• 饼 - rice-cake, pastry, biscuit

Traditional characters:

• 太 - very, too much; big; extreme
• 陽 - the male principle; bright, sunny; clear, lit, open
• 餅 - rice-cake, pastry, biscuit