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南瓜粥

nánguazhōu
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 pumpkin congee

About the dish

家常菜 Home-style · 主食 Staple

Rice porridge cooked with pumpkin until thick, smooth and orange-yellow. Naturally sweet, sometimes with sugar added; some versions use millet instead of rice. Often eaten at breakfast.

Examples

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Nánguazhōu shì huángsè de, yǒu yìdiǎnr tián.
Pumpkin congee is yellow and a little sweet.
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Zǎoshang hē yì wǎn nánguazhōu, wèi lǐ hěn shūfu.
A bowl of pumpkin congee in the morning is easy on the stomach.

Tips

usage
Chinese usually "drinks" congee: 喝粥, 喝一碗南瓜粥. 吃粥 is also said, mostly in the south.

Stroke Order

南 nán
瓜 guā
粥 zhōu