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驴打滚
lǘdǎgǔn
Description
驴打滚是一种北京的传统小吃，用糯米做成，外面裹着黄豆粉。
"驴打滚" is a traditional Beijing snack made from glutinous rice and coated with soybean flour.
它吃起来又软又甜，很多人都喜欢。
It tastes soft and sweet, and many people like it.
Meanings
驴打滚lǘdǎgǔn
a traditional Beijing sweet made of glutinous rice rolled in soybean flour
我买了两块驴打滚。
I bought two pieces of donkey rolling cake.
驴打滚lǘdǎgǔn
compound interest on a loan that keeps growing (informal)
这种利息是驴打滚，越欠越多。
This kind of interest is like donkey rolling cake; the more you owe, the more it grows.
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Notes
- Etymology
literally 'donkey rolling over', named because the flour-coating resembles dust a donkey kicks up.
- Nuance
the loan sense pictures interest snowballing like a rolling donkey.
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