腊八粥

Traditional form:

臘八粥

Pinyin (reading):

làbāzhōu

Definitions:

• Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar

Characters:

• 腊 - December; year's end sacrifice; dried meat
• 八 - eight; all around, all sides
• 粥 - porridge, gruel, congee

Traditional characters:

• 臘 - December; year's end sacrifice; dried meat
• 八 - eight; all around, all sides
• 粥 - porridge, gruel, congee