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燒siu1賣maai2

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siu1 maai2siu1 maai5shāo mài

English

  1. shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling
  2. also written 燒麥|烧麦[shao1 mai4]
  3. shumai; steamed dumpling with pork and shrimp, a kind of dim-sum

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 包餡嘅點心:皮用麪粉同水整,定到型,開口設花邊;餡以豬肉為主,而配料冇硬性規定。狹義專指外皮呈黃色、餡料以豬肉、冬菇粒與鮮蝦或蝦膠調製之燒賣,或魚蓉燒賣;廣義則包括鵪鶉蛋燒賣、牛肉燒賣、糯米燒賣等變體(量詞:粒/籠)

Examples

  • 阿姐!嚟多籠燒賣吖唔該。

    Waitress! Another basket of pork dumplings, please.

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  • 每次去茶樓,燒賣同蝦餃都係必食嘅。

    When I go to Chinese tea restaurants, I must order steamed pork dumplings and shrimp dumplings.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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