bō

馉饳

Word · NounTraditional餑

steamed bun; pastry; dough food

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

steamed bun or bread; pastry

dialect

A general term for various types of dough-based foods, especially steamed buns and pastries. Common in Northern Chinese dialects.

Nǎi奶
nai奶
zhēng蒸
le了
yī一
guō锅
zǎo枣
bō饽
bo饽
 。

Grandma steamed a pot of date buns.

Guò过
nián年
yào要
chī吃
huā花
bō饽
bo饽
 。

We eat decorative steamed buns during the New Year.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
diǎn点
xīn心
yě也
jiào叫
 “
bō饽
bo饽
 ”
 。

This kind of pastry is also called 'bobo'.