ขนมเปี๊ยะ(kà-nŏm bpía)
Meanings
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Chinese-style flaky pastry (pia)
a Chinese-style baked pastry with a flaky crust and sweet or savory fillings, commonly sweet mung bean paste and sometimes salted egg yolk; known in Thai as a type of ‘pia’ pastry
Examples
ตรุษจีนdtrùt jeenตรุษจีนdtrùt jeenChinese New Year; Lunar New Yearปีนี้bpee néeปีนี้bpee née1this year2this year; during the current yearยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offขนมเปี๊ยะkà-nŏm bpíaขนมเปี๊ยะkà-nŏm bpíaChinese-style flaky pastry (pia)ไส้sâiไส้sâi1intestines; entrails2filling (food)3wick (candle, lamp)4inner part; core; insert; refillถั่วtùuaถั่วtùua1bean; legume2peanut (common usage)3classifier for beans/peanuts (rare)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerไหว้เจ้าwâi jâoไหว้เจ้าwâi jâo1[to] worship deities; make ritual offerings (esp. Chinese-Thai)2worship ceremony; deity-offering rite
For Chinese New Year this year, Grandma bought bean-filled 'pia' pastries to use as offerings.
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ขนมเปี๊ยะkà-nŏm bpíaขนมเปี๊ยะkà-nŏm bpíaChinese-style flaky pastry (pia)