饅頭

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 2 Mandarin 2.1 Noun 2.2 See also 2.3 References

[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term
饅	頭

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[edit] Etymology

From Chinese 饅頭.

Note that in modern Chinese, 饅頭 means an unfilled bun; 包子 (bāozi) is the term for a filled bun.

[edit] Noun

饅頭 (hiragana まんじゅう, romaji manjū)

1. Manjū, a type of bun typically with bean paste filling

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[edit] Mandarin

simplified	馒头
traditional	饅頭

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[edit] Noun

饅頭 (traditional, Pinyin mántóu, simplified 馒头)

1. a Chinese plain steamed bun (without any filling)

[edit] See also

• 包子 (bāozi), “‘filled steamed bun’”)

[edit] References

• "饅頭 (in Mandarin)." Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2008-04-05.
• (2007) Hanyu Da Cidian 3.0 (in Mandarin). Hong Kong: Commercial Press. ISBN 9789620702778.