青团
Traditional form:
青糰
Pinyin (reading):
qīngtuán
Definitions:
- qingtuan, green-colored dumpling originating from Jiangnan, traditionally made with glutinous rice mixed with mugwort and filled with sweet bean paste, usually eaten around Qingming Festival 清明節／清明节 ( Qīngmíngjié)
Characters:
- 青 - nature's color; blue, green, black; young
- 团 - sphere, circle, ball; mass, lump; group, regiment; to gather
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