Meanings
nountangyuan (countable and uncountable, plural tangyuan)
alternative tang yuan
- countableuncountableA Chinese food made from glutinous rice flour mixed with a small amount of water to form balls and then cooked and served in boiling water.
Origin
From Mandarin 湯圓／汤圆 (tāngyuán).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 湯圓 /汤圆
- 湯圓 /汤圆food made from glutinous rice flour
Chinese Mandarin 湯圓 /汤圆
- 湯圓 /汤圆 (tāngyuán)food made from glutinous rice flour
Indonesian ronde
- rondefood made from glutinous rice flour
Japanese 湯円
- 湯円 (tan'en)food made from glutinous rice flour
Korean 탕위안
- 탕위안 (tang'wian)food made from glutinous rice flour
Polish tangyuan
- tangyuanfood made from glutinous rice flour
Vietnamese chè thang viên, sủi dìn
- chè thang viênfood made from glutinous rice flour
- sủi dìnfood made from glutinous rice flour
- thắng dềnfood made from glutinous rice flour
- bánh chayfood made from glutinous rice flour
- bánh trôi nướcfood made from glutinous rice flour
- chè trôi nướcfood made from glutinous rice flour
Cite this entry
APA
tangyuan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tangyuan
MLA
“tangyuan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tangyuan. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tangyuan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tangyuan.
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