Pronunciation
English Name

lotus leaf sticky rice

Cantonese (Traditional)

糯米雞

Simplified Chinese

糯米鸡

Mandarin (Pinyin)

nuò mǐ jī


Yale Romanization

noh mái gāi

Character Breakdown

is glutinous and is rice (in particular, uncooked rice or rice grains) so 糯米 is glutinous rice. The third character is the word for chicken, so 糯米雞 is glutinous rice chicken.

lotus leaf sticky rice
About This Dish

Glutinous rice wrapped and steamed in a lotus leaf (don't eat the leaf), containing meat, mushroom and egg.

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Yale:
noh mái gāi