pastry; steamed bun; coarse grain cake
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
pastry; cake; snack
dialectA general term for various pastries or sweet baked goods in northern dialects.
Tā她
zuò做
de的
zǎo枣
ní泥
bō饽
bo饽
tè特
bié别
hǎo好
chī吃
。
The date paste pastries she makes are especially delicious.
Guò过
nián年
de的
shí时
hou候
，
jiā家
lǐ里
huì会
zhǔn准
bèi备
hěn很
duō多
zhǒng种
bō饽
bo饽
。
During Chinese New Year, the family prepares many kinds of pastries.
noun
steamed bun; bread; coarse grain cake
dialectCan refer to steamed buns, bread, or particularly to coarse grain cakes (like cornbread) that are baked or pan-fried. Often used in northern Chinese dialects.
Wǒ我
gāng刚
tiē贴
le了
jǐ几
ge个
bàng棒
zi子
miàn面
r儿
bō饽
bo饽
。
I just pan-fried a few cornbread cakes.
Zhè这
tiē贴
bō饽
bo饽
áo熬
xiǎo小
yú鱼
shì是
Tiān天
jīn津
de的
tè特
sè色
cài菜
。
This dish of pan-fried cornbread with stewed small fish is a Tianjin specialty.
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Wǎn晚
shang上
jiù就
chī吃
bō饽
bo饽
jiù就
xián咸
cài菜
ba吧
。
Let's just have steamed buns with pickles for dinner.