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  zung2 zung3   jyutping
  zong4   pinyin
glutinous rice dumpling - usu pyramid-shaped and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival

1. used to be a variant form of but has now surpassed the latter in popularity.
2. Jyutping zung2 used to be a variant reading of zung3 but has now surpassed the latter in popularity.
noun
Stroke count: 14
Level: 2
Radical: (#119)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 8087 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Dec 2013 09:58

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detail  zung3 zi2  zong4 zi5 = sticky rice dumpling
detail  haam4 juk6 zung3*2   = salted pork dumpling
detail  gaan2 seoi2 zung3*2  jian3 shui3 zong4 = Kee Chang, alkaline dumpling
detail  gwo2 zing1 zung3*2   = glutinous rice dumpling wrapped in lotus leaves
detail  gaan2 seoi2 zung3*2  jian3 shui3 zong4 = leaf wrapped glutinous rice dumpling boiled in lye water without a stuffing

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detail 四月忽然間落場大雪真係五月」!
It suddenly snowed during the end of April. "Until it's time to eat Dragon Boat Festival's dumplings, don't put away your warm clothes," as they say!
[未食五月粽寒衣唔入籠 is a Cantonese saying. There are variations used by Mandarin and other dialects.]

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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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