shumai

shumai

English

Shumai

Alternative forms

• shao mai, shaomai
• siu mai, siumai
• shu mai
• sui maai; shui mai

Etymology

From Cantonese 燒賣／烧卖 (siu1 maai6-2).

Noun

shumai (plural shumai or shumais)

1. A traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum.
   • 2009 May 31, Joanne Starkey, “Old-School Chinese With Efforts at Fusion”, in New York Times‎:

     Hot and sour soup, shrimp toast, shumai, General Tso’s chicken, pork with garlic sauce, beef with asparagus, hot and spicy shrimp, sushi deluxe, cheesecake, fried bananas, litchi sherbet.

Translations

a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum

Chinese: Cantonese: 燒賣, 烧卖 (siu1 maai6-2) Mandarin: 燒賣 (zh), 烧卖 (zh) (shāomài) Japanese: 焼売 (ja) (シュウマイ, shūmai)

Mongolian: please add this translation if you can Tagalog: siyomay Thai: ขนมจีบ (th) (kà-nǒm-jìip) Vietnamese: (please verify) xíu mại