shuǐjiǎo

水饺

Word · NounTraditional水餃

boiled dumplings

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

boiled dumplings; dumplings cooked in boiling water

In Northern Chinese dialects, often pronounced with the erhua suffix as 水饺儿 (shuǐjiǎor). Distinguished from 蒸饺 (steamed dumplings) and 煎饺 (pan-fried dumplings).

Wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
chī吃
zhū猪
ròu肉
shuǐ水
jiǎo饺
 。

I like to eat pork boiled dumplings.

Dōng冬
zhì至
chī吃
shuǐ水
jiǎo饺
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
běi北
fāng方
de的
chuán传
tǒng统
 。

Eating boiled dumplings on the Winter Solstice is a tradition in northern China.

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Mā妈
ma妈
bāo包
de的
shuǐ水
jiǎo饺
tè特
bié别
hǎo好
chī吃
 。

The boiled dumplings Mom makes are especially delicious.

Zhè这
jiā家
cān餐
guǎn馆
de的
shuǐ水
jiǎo饺
hěn很
yǒu有
míng名
 。

This restaurant's boiled dumplings are very famous.