tong4 waan4糖環糖环
Jyutpingtong4 waan4
Yaletòhng wàahn
Definition
Crisp sugar ring; a deep-fried, golden-brown ring-shaped Cantonese pastry eaten during the Lunar New Year.
colloquialfoodfestival
How it's used
Representing prosperity and continuity, these snacks are specifically associated with the Lunar New Year period. Their distinctive ring shape is meant to mimic ancient coins, symbolizing wealth and fortune for the coming year. They are rarely consumed outside of the festive season.
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go3個goExamples
We definitely make sugar rings at home for the New Year.
Have you eaten a sugar ring yet?
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
