shuǐ jīng jiǎodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
crystal dumpling, a type of dumpling popular in southern China and Taiwan, named for its translucent, slightly chewy wrapper made with tapioca starch
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Original source entry:

水晶餃 水晶饺 [shui3 jing1 jiao3] /crystal dumpling, a type of dumpling popular in southern China and Taiwan, named for its translucent, slightly chewy wrapper made with tapioca starch/

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Other forms in these source records: 水晶餃

  • 水
    shuǐ

    water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[huì shuǐ] and 水性[shuǐ xìng]) / (coll.) lacking in substance / shoddy / (bound form) additional cost / extra income / classifier for washings of a garment

    Shuǐ

    surname Shui / Shui ethnic group

  • 晶
    jīng

    crystal

  • 饺
    jiǎo

    dumplings with meat filling

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