1, cake (bǐng): refers to a kind of food, which is a round or flat baked product made of flour, water, salt and other materials, and can be divided into various categories such as sweet cakes and salty cakes.
2. Cake: refers to plate-like utensils or objects, such as "cake" (flat-bottomed tableware, mostly made of porcelain or pottery) and "foot cake" (small round cake placed on drums, used to perform operas such as Beijing Opera and Kunqu Opera).
3. Bread (bǐng): In some dialects, bread can also refer to the image of a person who is dignified, steady or capable and intelligent, such as "this person has a lot of bread".
4. Bread (bǐng): As the saying goes, "bread" sometimes indicates a crisis, such as "heroes come out in troubled times, and pies fall from the sky" (vividly describing the situation in which the savior fell from the sky during the crisis).
5. Pie chart (bǐng): In the computer field, pie chart is also used to represent "pie chart", that is, a chart that represents the proportion of data through the size of a fan.
6. Cake (bǐng): In the ancient culture of China, cake is also a traditional cake, which often appears in some important festivals or ceremonies, such as moon cakes eaten in the Mid-Autumn Festival and scattered flowers cakes used in Tomb-Sweeping Day.
7. cake (bǐng): In the commercial or financial field, cake can also mean "stock unit" (lot), which is one of the units of measurement for stock trading. A cake is equal to 100 shares.
To correctly understand the meaning of the word "cake", we need to consider the context, cultural background and dialect. The word "cake" has different uses and meanings in different fields, and the meaning of cake needs to be understood according to the specific context.
The Cultural Significance of Cake
1 stands for China's food culture. Cake food is one of the traditional staple foods in China, which is closely related to the development of China's farming civilization for thousands of years. It represents an important part of China's food culture and an important carrier of China's national food tradition.
2. Reflect the regional culture. Due to the differences in geographical environment, climatic conditions and ingredients, pastry foods in different regions have formed their own unique types and characteristics, such as sesame cakes and naan in the north, steamed dumplings and fried dough sticks in the south. This reflects the differences in human geography and food culture in different regions of China.
3. Some cakes reflecting holiday customs are closely related to traditional festivals in China, and they have specific cultural significance in festivals, such as jiaozi and Tangyuan in Spring Festival, Zongzi in Dragon Boat Festival and moon cakes in Mid-Autumn Festival. These cakes have become an indispensable food in traditional festivals in China, reflecting the customs and culture of the festival.