Cakes such as Sticky Rice Cake have symbolic significance on many levels.

像糯米糕之类的糕点在很多方面都有着象征意义。

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This sweet, fun-to-eat sticky rice cake is as delightful as the festive spirit of the New Year holiday!

让这种甜蜜的、极富趣味的糯米年糕成为点缀新春佳节的礼赞。

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"You can have the sense of touch like poking a rubber ball or stretching a sticky rice cake" when manipulating images, he said.

他一边随意把玩空中的影像一边说，”你感觉就象真的在戳一个皮球或者捏扁一个糯米团一样

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The meal is often finished with a traditional sweet - such as a sticky rice cake in the shape of a purple blossom, with paper-thin slices of pear shaped like leaves.

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