Definition
棒冰 is a regional term for 'popsicle' or 'ice lolly,' commonly used in Shanghai and parts of eastern China. The standard Mandarin equivalent is 冰棍 (bīnggùn). If you use 棒冰 outside of its region, listeners will understand but may notice it as a dialect word.
n.
popsicleice lolly (regional, chiefly eastern China)
Examples
- ，棒冰。Xiàtiān dào le, wǒ xiǎng mǎi yì gēn bàng bīng.Summer has arrived; I want to buy a popsicle.
- 棒冰。Tā xiǎoshíhou zuì xǐhuan chī júzi wèi de bàng bīng.When he was little, he loved eating orange-flavored popsicles the most.
- 棒冰，。Wǒ de Shànghǎi péngyou guǎn bīnggùn jiào bàng bīng, ér Běijīng rén shuō bīnggùn.My Shanghai friend calls ice lollies 棒冰, while Beijing people say 冰棍.
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