餑餑

See also: 饽饽

Chinese

	cake; biscuit	cake; biscuit
trad. (餑餑)	餑	餑
simp. (饽饽)	饽	饽
variant forms	波波 obsolete

Etymology

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bōbo

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄛ ˙ㄅㄛ
Cantonese (Jyutping): but⁶ but⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bōbo
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄛ ˙ㄅㄛ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bo.bo
  - IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ b̥u̯ɔ²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: but⁶ but⁶
  - Yale: buht buht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: but⁹ but⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bud⁶ bud⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /puːt̚² puːt̚²/

Noun

餑餑

(colloquial) steamed bun
(colloquial) pastry; cake

Usage notes

Used in northern China, especially the areas around Beijing. This word was made popular during the Manchu-ruled Qing Dynasty, during which time it was equated with Manchu ᡝᡶᡝᠨ (efen, “steamed bun”).

Synonyms

饃饃／馍馍 (mómo) (in central China)

Derived terms

香餑餑／香饽饽 (xiāngbōbo)

Descendants

→ Mongolian: ᠪᠣᠣᠪᠤ (boobu) / боов (boov)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.