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

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

Dialectal synonyms of 饅頭 (“steamed bun (without filling)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		饅頭
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	饅頭
	Taiwan	饅頭
	Chengde	饅頭
	Chifeng	饅頭
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	饅頭
	Heihe	饅頭
	Qiqihar	饅頭, 餑餑
	Harbin	饅頭, 餑餑
	Jiamusi	饅頭
	Baicheng	饅頭
	Changchun	饅頭
	Tonghua	饅頭
	Shenyang	饅頭
	Jinzhou	饅頭
	Singapore	饅頭
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	饅頭
	Tangshan	饅頭
	Cangzhou	饅頭, 餑餑
	Baoding	饅頭, 包子
	Shijiazhuang	饃饃
	Lijin	饅頭, 饃饃
	Jinan	饅頭, 饃饃, 捲子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	餑餑
	Dandong	饅頭, 餑餑
	Yantai	餑餑, 捲子
	Yantai (Muping)	捲子, 饅頭
	Qingdao	饅頭, 餑餑
	Zhucheng	饅頭, 饃饃, 餑餑
Central Plains Mandarin	Lingbao	饃
	Jining	饅頭, 饃饃
	Linfen	饃饃, 饃, 蒸饃
	Shangqiu	蒸饃
	Yuanyang	饅頭, 饃
	Zhengzhou	蒸饃, 饃
	Xinyang	饃
	Baihe	饃饃, 饃, 蒸饃
	Xi'an	饅頭, 饃饃, 饃, 蒸饃
	Baoji	饅頭, 饃饃, 饃, 蒸饃
	Tianshui	饅頭, 蒸饃
	Xining	饃饃
	Xuzhou	饅頭, 饃饃
	Fuyang	饅頭, 饃
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	饅頭, 饃饃, 蒸饃
	Lanzhou	饅頭, 饃饃
	Dunhuang	饅頭, 饃饃
	Hami	饃饃
	Ürümqi	饃饃, 蒸饃
	Ürümqi (Xigou)	饃饃, 饅頭
	Ürümqi (Changshanzi)	饃饃
	Ürümqi County (Banfanggou)	饃饃
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	饅頭
	Nanchong	饅頭, 饃饃
	Dazhou	饅頭
	Hanyuan	包子
	Xichang	饅頭
	Zigong	饅頭, 饃饃
	Chongqing	饅頭
	Wuhan	饃饃, 饅頭
	Yichang	饅頭, 饃饃, 蒸饃
	Xiangyang	饅頭, 饃饃
	Tianmen	饅頭, 饃饃, 蒸饃
	Guiyang	饅頭
	Zunyi	饅頭
	Bijie	饅頭
	Liping	饅頭
	Zhaotong	饅頭
	Dali	饅頭
	Kunming	饅頭
	Mengzi	饅頭
	Guilin	饅頭
	Liuzhou	饅頭
	Nanning (Wuming)	饅頭
	Jishou	饅頭
	Changde	饃饃
	Hanzhong	蒸饃
	Dagudi (Maliba)	饅頭
	Reshuitang (Longling)	饅頭
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	饅頭
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	饅頭
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	饅頭
	Yangzhou	饅頭
	Lianyungang	饅頭
	Lianshui	饅頭
	Nantong	饅頭
	Anqing	饃饃
	Wuhu	饃饃, 大饃
	Hefei	饃, 大饃
	Hong'an	饅頭, 饃, 泡粑
Mandarin	Nanping (Yanping)	饅頭
Cantonese	Guangzhou	饅頭
	Hong Kong	饅頭
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	包
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	饅頭
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	饅頭
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	饅頭
	Macau	饅頭
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	饅頭
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	饅頭
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	饅頭
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	饅頭
	Foshan	饅頭
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	饅頭
	Foshan (Shunde)	饅頭
	Foshan (Sanshui)	饅頭
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	饅頭
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	饅頭
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	饅頭
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	饅頭
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	饅頭
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	饅頭
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	饅頭
	Taishan	饅頭
	Kaiping (Chikan)	饅頭
	Enping (Niujiang)	饅頭
	Heshan (Yayao)	饅頭
	Dongguan	饅頭
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	饅頭
	Qingyuan	饅頭
	Fogang	饅頭
	Yingde (Hanguang)	饅頭
	Yangshan	饅頭
	Lianshan (Butian)	饅頭
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	饅頭
	Shaoguan	饅頭
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	饅頭
	Renhua	饅頭
	Lechang	饅頭
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	饅頭
	Sihui	饅頭
	Guangning	饅頭
	Deqing	饅頭
	Huaiji	饅頭
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	饅頭
	Yunfu	饅頭
	Xinxing	饅頭
	Luoding	饅頭
	Yunan (Pingtai)	包
	Yangjiang	饅頭
	Xinyi	饅頭
	Lianjiang	饅頭
	Nanning	饅頭
	Wuzhou	饅頭
	Yulin	饅頭
	Rongxian	饅頭
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	饅頭
	Hepu (Shatian)	饅頭
	Guiping	饅頭
	Guiping (Mule)	饅頭
	Pingnan	饅頭
	Guigang (Gangcheng)	饅頭
	Guigang (Pingdong)	饅頭
	Beihai	饅頭
	Beihai (Nankang)	饅頭
Beihai (Yingpan)	饅頭
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	饅頭
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	饅頭
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	饅頭
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	饅頭
Móng Cái	饅頭
Bangkok (Guangfu)	饅頭
Betong (Rongxian)	饅頭
Gan	Nanchang	饃饃, 饅頭
	Lichuan	饃饃
	Pingxiang	饃饃, 饅頭
	Jianning	饃饃
Hakka	Meixian	饅頭, 包仔
	Dabu (Xihe)	饅頭
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	饅頭
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	饅頭
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	饅頭
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	饅頭
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	饅頭
	Wengyuan	饅頭
	Liannan	饅頭
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	饅頭
	Jiexi	饅頭
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	饅頭
	Changting	饅頭
	Wuping (Yanqian)	饅頭
	Ninghua	饅頭
	Yudu	饅頭
	Ningdu	饅頭
	Ruijin	饅頭
	Tonggu (Sandu)	饅頭
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	饅頭
	Dayu	饃饃, 饅頭
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	饅頭
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	饅頭
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	饅頭
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	饅頭
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	饅頭
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	饅頭
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	饅頭
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	饅頭
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	饅頭
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	饅頭
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	饅頭
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	饅頭
	Hong Kong	饅頭
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	饅頭
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	饅頭
	Xinyi (Sihe)	饅頭
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	饅頭
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	饅頭
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	饅頭
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	饅頭
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	饅頭
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	包子
	Mengshan (Xihe)	饅頭
	Fumian (Xisha, Xinqiao)	饅頭
	Luchuan	饅頭
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	饅頭
	Luchuan (Sihe, Hengshan)	饅頭
	Bobai (Cuntou, Xintian)	饅頭
	Beiliu (Mumian, Xilang)	饅頭
	Xingye (Gaofeng)	饅頭
	Rongxian (Xiandi)	饅頭
	Sabah (Longchuan)	饅頭
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	饅頭
	Bangkok (Jiexi)	饅頭
Huizhou	Jixi	饅頭
	Shexian	饃饃
	Fuliang	饃饃
Jin	Taiyuan	饃饃, 蒸饃
	Yangyuan	饅頭
	Datong	饅頭, 饃饃
	Xinzhou	饅頭, 饃饃
	Lüliang (Lishi)	饅頭, 饃饃, 蒸饃
	Changzhi	饃饃, 蒸饃
	Linhe	饅頭, 饃饃, 蒸饃
	Jining	饅頭
	Hohhot	饅頭, 饃饃
	Erenhot	饅頭, 饃饃
	Pingshan	饅頭, 饃饃
	Zhangjiakou	饅頭
	Handan	饅頭, 饃饃, 蒸饃
	Linzhou	饃饃
	Suide	饃饃
Northern Min	Jian'ou	饃饃
	Jianyang	饃饃
	Pucheng (Shibei)	饃饃
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	饃饃, 饅頭
	Fuqing	饃饃, 饅頭 long, 包 round
Southern Min	Xiamen	麵頭, 饅頭
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	麵頭
	Quanzhou	麵頭, 饅頭
	Zhangzhou	饅頭
	Zhao'an	饅頭
	Taipei	饅頭
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	饅頭
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	饅頭
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	饅頭
	Kaohsiung	饅頭
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	饅頭
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	饅頭
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	饅頭
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	饅頭
	Yilan	饅頭
	Yilan (Luodong)	饅頭
	Yilan (Toucheng)	饅頭
	Changhua (Lukang)	饅頭
	Taichung	饅頭
	Tainan	饅頭
	Tainan (Anping)	饅頭
	Taitung (Green Island)	饅頭
	Hsinchu	饅頭
	Pingtung (Liuqiu)	饅頭
	Kinmen	麵頭
	Penghu (Magong)	麵包
	Penghu (Pengnan)	麵包
	Penghu (Xiyu)	麵包
	Penghu (Huxi)	麵包
	Penghu (Wangan)	麵包
	Penghu (Cimei)	麵包
	Penghu (Huayu)	麵包
	Penghu (Zhongtun)	麵包
	Penghu (Houliao)	麵包
	Penghu (Tongliang)	麵包
	Penghu (Jibei)	麵包
	Penang (Hokkien)	饅頭
	Manila (Hokkien)	饅頭
	Chaozhou	饅頭
	Shantou	饅頭
	Bangkok (Teochew)	饅頭
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	麵包
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	饅頭
	Wenchang	饅頭
	Haikou	饅頭
Puxian Min	Putian	饅頭
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	饅頭
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	饅頭
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	饅頭
	Xianyou	饅頭
	Xianyou (Fengting)	饅頭
	Xianyou (Youyang)	饅頭
Central Min	Yong'an	麵頭
Shaojiang Min	Shaowu	饅頭
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	饅頭
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	饅頭
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	饅頭
Waxiang	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	饅頭
Wu	Shanghai	饅頭, 淡饅頭
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	饅頭
	Shanghai (Jiading)	饅頭
	Shanghai (Chongming)	實心饅頭
	Suzhou	饅頭, 大包子饅頭, 實心饅頭
	Danyang	饅頭
	Hangzhou	饅頭
	Ningbo	饅頭
	Wenzhou	實心包
	Jinhua	饅頭
Xiang	Changsha	饅頭
	Loudi	饃饃
	Shuangfeng	饃饃, 饅頭
	Hengyang	饅頭, 饃饃
	Quanzhou	饅頭

Derived terms

• 香餑餑 / 香饽饽 (xiāngbōbo)

Descendants

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