Jīngdào de mǐlì duǎn ér yuán, xiāndào de mǐlì xì ér cháng.
Japonica grains are short and round, while indica grains are long and slender.
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粳 is read jīng in the standard language, though gěng is often heard. 粳稻 has short, rounder grains that cook soft and a little sticky; 籼稻 (indica) has long grains that cook drier, and 糯稻 gives glutinous rice.