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伴手禮

bànshǒulǐ

ㄅㄢˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄌㄧˇ

Simplified 伴手礼 · mainland 手信

  1. 1(Tw) gift given when visiting sb (esp. a local specialty brought back from one's travels, or a special product of one's own country taken overseas)
In Taiwan

The gift — typically a boxed local specialty such as pineapple cakes — that custom expects you to bring back from any trip. Every station and airport has a dedicated 伴手禮 section.

Example

我買了鳳梨酥當伴手禮。

wǒ mǎi le fènglísū dāng bànshǒulǐ

I bought pineapple cakes as a gift to bring back.

Keep 伴手禮 and it comes back until you know it.

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