Tiu

Tiu 🔊 (tiu7; 稻; rice)

Bie (bi2; 米; rice)

• thiørbie
• tiaqbie
• zudbie
• honglaibie

Paddy rice

Paddy rice is the staple food crop in Taiwan, in which Ponlai (honglaai-bie) and Sen varieties of rice are involved. So called Ponlai belongs to the Japonica type, while Sen belongs to Indica type of rice.