关于becalledweusuallyeatakindofdumplingscalledyuanxiao这里面的called意思应该是被称作,但为什么前无BE?

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we usually eat a kind of dumplings called yuanxiao
这里面的called意思应该是被称作,但为什么前无BE?

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we usually eat a kind of dumplings ,这已经是一个完整的句子,后面的 called yuanxiao 是对 dumplings的进一步解释,是一个后置的定语,翻译为“被称作元宵的”；也可以看作是定语从句we usually eat a kind of dumplings （which are） called yuanxiao 的省略