mǎ lā gāodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Cantonese sponge cake also known as mara cake
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Original source entry:

馬拉糕 马拉糕 [ma3 la1 gao1] /Cantonese sponge cake also known as mara cake/

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Other forms in these source records: 馬拉糕

  • 马
    mǎ

    horse / CL:匹[pǐ] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess

    Mǎ

    surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Mǎ lái xī yà]

  • 拉
    lā

    to pull / to play (a bowed instrument) / to drag / to draw / to chat / (coll.) to empty one's bowels

    lá

    to make a cut in (sth) / to slit / to gash / to slash

    là

    used in 拉拉蛄[là là gǔ]

  • 糕
    gāo

    cake

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