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沙琪瑪

简沙琪玛 · 繁沙琪瑪

Mandarin · pinyin shā qí mǎ

sachima, sweet (Manchu) pastry made of fried strips of dough coated with syrup, pressed together, then cut into blocks

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沙: shā · sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
琪: qí · type of jade
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玛: mǎ · agate; cornelian

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1–2–3 · sha1 qi2 ma3

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saa1 kei4 maa5

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noun

sachima (a Chinese snack of fried batter bound together with a stiff sugar syrup, similar in structure to the Turkic chak-chak or American Rice Krispie square)

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