suan pan zi
简
繁
→
Mandarin:
算盘子
算盤子
pinyin:
suàn pán zǐ
Detailed etymology
definitions
noun
- a Hakka dish, made with a dough of taro and tapioca flour that is typically shaped into rounded biconcave discs and boiled, before being stir-fried with various ingredients like minced pork, mushrooms, and spring onions.
Since its namesake - the abacus - is associated with accounting, abacus beads are often taken as a symbol of wealth and prosperity.
synonyms: