肉桂卷
ròuguìjuǎn
The English phrase "cinnamon roll" is 肉桂卷 (ròuguìjuǎn) in Chinese.
肉桂卷 is used to refer to a rolled pastry flavored with cinnamon.
Meaning: rolled pastry flavored with cinnamon (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The term is composed of 肉桂 (ròuguì) meaning 'cinnamon' and 卷 (juǎn) meaning 'roll', so the combination literally means 'cinnamon roll'.
How do you pronounce it?
ròuguìjuǎn
Did you know?
- While 肉 (ròu) usually means 'meat' in Chinese, in the phrase 肉桂卷, it is actually part of the word for 'cinnamon'.
- The character 卷 (juǎn) is a pictograph that originally depicted a piece of paper or cloth being rolled up.
- In some Chinese social media contexts, sweets like 肉桂卷 are described as 'healing' (治愈系), a term used for foods that provide emotional comfort.
Examples in context
- 请给我一个肉桂卷。Please give me a cinnamon roll.
- 当然，这是您的肉桂卷。Certainly, here is your cinnamon roll.
- 这个肉桂卷很香。Zhège ròuguìjuǎn hěn xiāng.This cinnamon roll is very fragrant.
- 我想买一个肉桂卷。Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yīgè ròuguìjuǎn.I want to buy a cinnamon roll.
- 肉桂卷太甜了。Ròuguìjuǎn tài tián le.The cinnamon roll is too sweet.
Example conversation
A man and a woman are at a bakery.
- 雨婷 Yuting伟，你想吃什么？Wěi, nǐ xiǎng chī shénme?Wei, what do you want to eat?
- 伟 Wei我想要一个肉桂卷。Wǒ xiǎng yào yīgè ròuguìjuǎn.I want a cinnamon roll.
- 雨婷 Yuting好，那我也买一个。Hǎo, nà wǒ yě mǎi yīgè.Okay, then I will buy one too.
- 伟 Wei雨婷，这里的肉桂卷很有名。Yǔtíng, zhèlǐ de ròuguìjuǎn hěn yǒumíng.Yuting, the cinnamon rolls here are very famous.
