bánh bao
See also: bảnh bao
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
bánh (“pastry, cake, bread”) + bao (“sack”), calque of Chinese 包子 (bao tử). Cognate of English bao.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓajŋ̟˧˦ ʔɓaːw˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɛɲ˦˧˥ ʔɓaːw˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓan˦˥ ʔɓaːw˧˧]
Noun edit
(classifier chiếc, cái) bánh bao • (餅包)
- baozi
- a type of dumpling that is more spherical and fried rather than mountain-shaped and steamed like baozi
See also edit
- 大包 (dàbāo)