餑餑

See also: 饽饽

Chinese

		cake; biscuit	cake; biscuit
trad. (餑餑)		餑	餑
simp. (饽饽)		饽	饽
alternative forms		波波 obsolete

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bōbo

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄛ ˙ㄅㄛ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): but⁶ but⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bōbo
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄛ ˙ㄅㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bobo̊
    • Wade–Giles: po¹-po⁵
    • Yale: bwō-bwo
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bo.bo
    • Palladius: бобо (bobo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ b̥u̯ɔ²/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: but⁶ but⁶
    • Yale: buht buht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: but⁹ but⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bud⁶ bud⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːt̚² puːt̚²/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 餑餑

1. (colloquial) steamed bun
2. (colloquial) pastry; cake

Usage notes

Used in northern China, especially the areas around Beijing. This word was made popular during the Manchu-ruled Qing Dynasty, during which time it was equated with Manchu ᡝᡶᡝᠨ (efen, “steamed bun”).

Synonyms

• 饃饃／馍馍 (mómo) (in central China)

Descendants

• → Mongolian: ᠪᠣᠣᠪᠤ (boobu) / боов (boov)