xiaolongbao

See also: xiǎolóngbāo

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 小籠包／小笼包 (xiǎolóngbāo, literally “little-basket dumpling”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈʃaʊlɒŋbaʊ/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈʃaʊlɔŋbaʊ/ or IPA^(key): /ʃaʊlɔŋˈbaʊ/, shao-long-bao

Noun

xiaolongbao (plural xiaolongbao)

1. (Chinese cuisine) A type of dumpling or steamed bun (baozi) associated with eastern China, particularly Nanxiang near Shanghai.

Translations

steamed dumpling

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 小籠包／小笼包 (siu² lung⁴ baau¹)

  Mandarin: 小籠包／小笼包 (zh) (xiǎolóngbāo), 小籠饅頭／小笼馒头 (xiǎolóng mántou)

• Finnish: myky (fi)
• French: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: 小籠包 (しょうろんぽう, shōronpō)
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: сяолунба́о m or n (sjaolunbáo)