How to Say ‘Dumplings’ in Traditional Chinese
餃子
💬 Usage Tip: [餃子] are dumplings. In some regions people say [水餃] for boiled dumplings.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Dumplings are a famous Lunar New Year food—often linked with wealth because they resemble old silver ingots.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
餃子
[jiǎo zi]
dumplings (jiaozi)
A traditional food often eaten during Lunar New Year, especially in northern-style celebrations; symbolically linked with wealth (shape like old ingots).
過年我們會包餃子，一邊聊天一邊包。
During the New Year we make dumplings, chatting while we wrap them.
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