"chestnuts" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 栗子

Definition

一種可食用的棕色堅果，來自慄樹，常在秋冬烤著喫。"栗子"有時也指老生常談或老掉牙的故事、笑話。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

食物義為最常見。比喻用法（老掉牙的故事或笑話）較口語且少用。經常搭配“烤栗子”在節慶或秋冬場合使用。

Examples

We bought some chestnuts at the market.

我們在市場買了一些**栗子**。

Chestnuts are delicious when roasted.

烤**栗子**非常好喫。

Children picked chestnuts under the trees.

孩子們在樹下撿**栗子**。

Hot chestnuts make the whole street smell amazing in winter.

冬天熱呼呼的**栗子**讓整條街都充滿香味。

My grandma always tells the same old chestnuts at family dinners.

我奶奶家聚餐時總講那些老掉牙的**栗子**故事。

Roasting chestnuts over a fire is a holiday tradition for us.

在火上烤**栗子**是我們節日的傳統。