xiaolongbao

See also: xiǎolóngbāo

English

Several xiaolongbao

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/, /ʃaʊlɔŋˈbaʊ/

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

• Catalan: xiaolongbao (ca) m, farcellet de brou xinès (ca) m
• 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: xiaolongbao-nyytti
• French: xiaolongbao m, xiao long bao m
• 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)