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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbolo da lua
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈbo.lu dɐ ˈlu.ɐ
"Comemos bolo da lua para celebrar o Festival do Outono."
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A traditional Chinese bakery product eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival, typically filled with sweet lotus seed paste or red bean paste and often containing a salted egg yolk.
"Families gather together to share a mooncake while admiring the full moon."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the direct English translation of the Cantonese and Mandarin terms for the traditional festive pastry. The term links the ancient Mid-Autumn Festival lunar worship traditions with the round, baked pastry customarily eaten during the celebration.
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gâteau de lune
Transliteration: ɡato də lyn
"Nous avons mangé un gâteau de lune pendant la fête de la mi-automne."
Mondkuchen
Transliteration: ˈmoːntˌkuːxn̩
"Der Mondkuchen ist eine traditionelle chinesische Süßigkeit."
torta della luna
Transliteration: ˈtɔrta della ˈluna
"Ho assaggiato una deliziosa torta della luna."
pastel de luna
Transliteration: pasˈtel de ˈluna
"El pastel de luna es típico del Festival del Medio Otoño."
bolo da lua
Transliteration: ˈbo.lu dɐ ˈlu.ɐ
"Comemos bolo da lua para celebrar o Festival do Outono."
मूनकेक
Transliteration: mūnkeṭ
"पारंपरिक चीनी त्योहार के दौरान मूनकेक खाया जाता है।"
月饼
Transliteration: yuèbǐng
"中秋节的时候我们要吃月饼。"
월병
Transliteration: wolbyeong
"추석에 가족들과 함께 월병을 나누어 먹었습니다."
月餅
Transliteration: geppei
"中秋節には美味しい月餅を食べます。"
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