chung
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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In Vietnamese culture, banh chung and banh tet — traditional dishes made from glutinous rice — are a must for the celebrations.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2024
In pandemic New York, as voracious demand for takeout crashed into the scarcity of skilled cooks, many restaurants jettisoned dishes from their menus, particularly complicated and time-consuming ones — for instance, banh chung chien.
From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2021
She remembered making banh chung in preparation for Tet in Lancaster, Pa., where it was impossible to find the leaves of an arrowroot plant used as a wrapper, or even banana leaves, a common substitute.
From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2019
I, personally, did not wang chung last night, as I had wang chunged the previous night.
From Washington Post • Nov. 2, 2017
True, he puts it in a negative form, "Do not unto others what you would not have them do to you"; but he also says, "My doctrine is comprehended in two words, chung and shu."
From The Awakening of China by Martin, W. A. P. (William Alexander Parsons)
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