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燒賣 (siu1 maai2) — Also known as siu mai / shumai in Cantonese

siuˉ¹燒maaiˊ²賣
简 烧卖
Mandarin Pinyin: shao1 mai4

Meaning of 燒賣

nounAlso known as siu mai / shumai
nounpork and mushroom dumpling, a steamed dumpling with the dough gathered at the top -- a very popular dim sum dish
nounSiu mai, a type of Cantonese dumpling.

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Example Sentences with 燒賣

houˊ²好touˏ₅肚ngo6,餓，soengˊ²想sikˍ₆食siuˉ¹燒maaiˊ²賣。
I'm so hungry, I want to eat siu mai.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度ge˗₃嘅siuˉ¹燒maaiˊ²賣houˊ²好bokˍ₆薄pei4.皮。
The siu mai here has a thin skin.
ngoˏ₅我jiu˗₃要jatˉ¹一lungˎ₄籠siuˉ¹燒maai2.賣。
I want a basket of siu mai.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度jatˉ¹一lungˎ₄籠siuˉ¹燒maaiˊ²賣geiˊ²幾cin2?錢？
How much is a basket of siu mai here?
mˎ₄唔goi1,該，jatˉ¹一lungˎ₄籠siuˉ¹燒maai2!賣！
Excuse me, one basket of siu mai!
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Characters in 燒賣

燒siu1
run a fever; have a temperature
賣maai6
spare no effort; exert to the utmost

Words Containing 燒賣

一籠燒賣jat1 lung4 siu1 maai2
A basket of siu mai, a type of Cantonese dim sum dumpling.
我最鍾意嘅點心係燒賣同糯米雞ngo5 zeoi3 zung1 ji3 ge3 dim2 sam1 hai6 siu1 maai2 tung4 no6 mai5 gai1
My favourite dim sum is siu mai and sticky rice.

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