湯円たんえん

noun

tangyuan; glutinous rice dumpling

A Chinese sweet dumpling made from glutinous rice flour, often filled with sweet paste and served in soup. Eaten especially during the Lantern Festival.

from Chinese tuányuán

• 元げん宵しょう節せつには湯円たんえんを食たべる習しゅう慣かんがある。

  There is a custom of eating tangyuan during the Lantern Festival.

• この店みせの湯円たんえんはゴマあんが入はいっていて美味おいしい。

  The tangyuan at this shop have black sesame paste inside and are delicious.