湯圓

Chinese

		soup; hot water	circle; round; circular circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (Yuan); tactful; to justify
trad. (湯圓)		湯	圓
simp. (汤圆)		汤	圆
alternative forms		湯元／汤元 湯丸／汤丸 Cantonese
Literally: “soup balls”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): tāngyuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄤ ㄩㄢˊ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): tang¹ yuan²

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tong¹ jyun^4-2
• Gan (Wiktionary): tong¹ yon
• Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): tong¹ yan²
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): tan¹ yenn²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tāngyuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄤ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tangyuán
    • Wade–Giles: tʻang¹-yüan²
    • Yale: tāng-ywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tangyuan
    • Palladius: танъюань (tanʺjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: tang¹ yuan²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: tangwan
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaŋ⁵⁵ yan²¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tong¹ jyun^4-2
    • Yale: tōng yún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tong¹ jyn^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: tong¹ yun^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ jyːn²¹⁻³⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: tong¹ yon
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɔŋ⁴² yɵn²/
• Hakka
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: tong¹ yan²
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ian¹¹/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: tan¹ yenn²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰan³³ y̯ẽ¹³/

Noun

湯圓

1. tangyuan; Chinese glutinous rice balls

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 湯圓 (“glutinous rice ball”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		湯圓
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	湯圓兒, 元宵
	Taiwan	湯圓, 元宵
	Harbin	湯圓兒, 元宵
	Singapore	湯圓
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	元宵
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	元宵
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	湯圓兒, 元宵
	Wanrong	元宵
	Xi'an	湯圓兒, 元宵
	Xining	元宵
	Xuzhou	湯丸兒, 湯圓兒, 湯圓子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	元宵
	Ürümqi	湯圓兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	湯圓兒
	Wuhan	湯圓, 元宵
	Guiyang	湯圓, 元宵
	Guilin	湯圓
	Guilin (Lingui)	湯圓
	Liuzhou	湯圓, 水圓
	Liuzhou (Luorong)	湯圓
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	湯圓, 湯糰, 元宵
	Yangzhou	圓子, 湯圓子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	湯圓
	Hong Kong	湯圓
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	湯圓
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	湯圓, 糖水圓
	Macau	湯圓
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	年宵
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	糖圓仔
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	湯圓
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	湯圓
	Foshan	湯圓
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	圓湯
	Foshan (Shunde)	水攬
	Foshan (Sanshui)	糖圓
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	元宵
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	水攬
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	湯圓
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	水攬
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	糖包圓
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	圓糍
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	圓糍
	Taishan	湯圓
	Kaiping (Chikan)	圓
	Enping (Niujiang)	圓仔
	Heshan (Yayao)	元宵
	Dongguan	水糰, 湯圓, 水包
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	扁米
	Shaoguan	年宵
	Xinyi	湯圓
	Lianjiang	湯圓
	Nanning	水圓
	Guiping	水圓
	Mengshan (Xihe)	水圓
	Beiliu (Tangliao)	水圓
	Baise	水圓
	Bobai	湯圓
	Pubei	圓餈
	Qinzhou	水圓
	Beihai	水圓, 湯圓
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	水圓
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	水圓
	Ningming	水圓
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	湯圓
	Singapore (Guangfu)	湯圓
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	湯圓
	Móng Cái	湯圓
Gan	Nanchang	湯圓, 湯圓子, 元宵
	Lichuan	湯圓
	Pingxiang	湯圓子, 元宵, 元宵坨牯
Hakka	Meixian	圓粄仔, 圓仔, 湯圓
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	糖圓
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	雪圓粄
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	惜圓粄
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	圓湯粄
	Luhe	粄圓
	Yudu	元宵
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	雪圓仔
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	雪圓仔
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	雪圓
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	圓粄仔
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	粄圓
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	圓粄仔
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	粄圓
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	粄圓
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	惜圓
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	惜圓, 粄圓
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	惜圓
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	惜圓
	Hong Kong	雪圓粄, 糖圓
	Beiliu (Tang'an)	湯圓
	Mashan (Pianlian)	水圓
Huizhou	Jixi	元宵
Jin	Taiyuan	元宵
	Xinzhou	湯圓, 元宵
Northern Min	Jian'ou	㷍湯糍
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	湯丸, 元宵
Southern Min	Xiamen	圓仔, 米圓
	Quanzhou	圓仔, 米圓
	Zhangzhou	圓仔
	Taipei	圓仔
	Kaohsiung	圓仔
	Penang (Hokkien)	圓
	Singapore (Hokkien)	圓仔, 圓, 圓湯
	Manila (Hokkien)	狀元圓, 上元圓
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	元宵
	Chaozhou	鴨母捻
	Shantou	圓, 鴨母捻
	Jieyang	圓, 鴨母捻
	Singapore (Teochew)	圓, 鴨母捻
	Leizhou	湯丸
	Haikou	元宵
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	渾湯
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	水圓
	Binyang (Xinqiao)	水圓
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Chaoyang)	湯圓
	Guilin (Zhuyuan)	元宵
	Guilin (Wutong, Lingui)	水圓
	Lingchuan (Tanxia)	湯圓
Wu	Shanghai	湯糰, 圓子
	Shanghai (Chongming)	圓子
	Suzhou	湯糰, 元宵
	Danyang	湯圓, 湯糰
	Hangzhou	湯糰, 元宵
	Wenzhou	湯圓, 圓兒
	Jinhua	湯糰
Xiang	Changsha	湯圓, 湯圓子, 元宵
	Loudi	元宵糰子
	Quanzhou	元宵
	Guanyang (Wenshi)	元宵

Derived terms

• 女人湯圓／女人汤圆