Pinyin: là bā zhōu
Meaning: laba porridge (rice porridge with nuts and dried fruit eaten on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month)
Sentence: The laba porridge is not only a yummy traditional rite in china to mark the laba festival but also a delicacy good for health.腊八节喝腊八粥是中国传统习俗。腊八粥不仅好喝，对身体也十分有益。
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腊：
Pinyin: là
Meaning: cured (fish, meat, etc., generally done in the twelfth moon)；
Radical: 月
Stokes: 12
Traditional:臘
Common words/Phrase:
腊八豆 [là bā dòu] 【Laba beans;beans in the gruel】
腊八粥 [là bā zhōu] 【rice porridge with nuts and dried fruit eaten on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month】
腊肠 [là cháng] 【Chinese sausage】
腊梅 [là méi] 【Japan allspice】
腊月 [là yuè] 【the 12th lunar month; the 12th month of lunar calendar】
八：
Pinyin: bā
Meaning: eight
Radical: 八
Stokes: 2
Traditional: 八
Common words/Phrase:
八宝饭 [bā bǎo fàn] 【eight-treasure rice pudding】
八宝箱 [bā bǎo xiāng] 【jewel case (box)】
八辈子 [bā bèi zi] 【for generations】
八边形 [bā biān xíng] 【octagon】
八不挨 [bā bù āi] 【not to the point】
粥：
Pinyin: zhōu
Meaning: gruel
Radical: 米
Stokes: 12
Traditional: 粥
Common words/Phrase:
腊八粥 [là bā zhōu] 【laba porridge】
