xiaolongbao

xiaolongbao

See also: xiǎolóngbāo

English

Etymology

From the Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 小籠包 (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: Mandarin: 小籠包 (zh), 小籠包 (zh) (xiǎolóngbāo), 小籠饅頭, 小笼馒头 (xiǎolóng mántóu) Finnish: myky (fi)

Japanese: 小籠包 (しょうろんぽう, shōronpō) Russian: сяолунба́о m or n (sjaolunbáo)