| 单词 | moon-cake |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmoon-cake moon-cake n. [after Chinese yuèbǐng < yuè moon + bǐng cake] a round cake traditionally eaten during Chinese mid-autumn festivities. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > cake > [noun] > a cake > cake for specific occasion > others God's kichelc1410 christening cake1682 moon-cake1688 birthday cake1802 feast cake1845 burial-cake1864 yuan hsiao1945 1688 tr. G. de Magalhães New Hist. China xx. 318 The preceding Days they send to one another Presents of little Loaves and Sugar-Cakes, which they call Yue Pim, or Moon-Cakes. They are round,..and represent the Full Moon. 1866 J. Doolittle Social Life Chinese (new ed.) II. iii. 66 Some of these ‘moon-cakes’ have a white rabbit, engaged with his pounder, painted on one side. 1938 C. Yee Silent Traveller in London 38 At this time [sc. mid-September] all the sweet-shops produce a great variety of seasonable cakes, which we call ‘Moon-Cake’, and those especially which are made in Canton in South China are very famous. 1986 Sunday Mail (New Delhi) 21 Sept. 12 (advt.) And the mooncakes simmer with sweet and savoury secrets. As the darkness deepens, pearly moonbeams cast their spell on you. 2012 T. E. Tan Garden of Evening Mists x. 139 Old Mr Ong..used to hold moon-watching parties. We'd see his children playing with lanterns. His first wife always gave us moon-cakes. < as lemmas |
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