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老婆餅

简老婆饼 · 繁老婆餅

Mandarin · pinyin lǎo pó bǐng

"wife cake" – a thin, flaky Cantonese pastry filled with sweetened winter melon (or other mild sweet fillings)

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老: lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
婆: pó · old woman; grandmother
餅: bǐng · rice-cakes, biscuits
饼: bǐng · rice-cakes, biscuits

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3–2–3 · lao3 po2 bing3

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lou5 po4 beng2

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noun

sweetheart cake; wife cake (a Cantonese pastry)

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