jiaozi
Meaning
A Chinese crescent-shaped dumpling filled with a minced stuffing and steamed, boiled or fried; the Chinese equivalent of the Japanese gyoza.
Synonyms
cf. dumpling
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈd͡ʒjaʊ.d͡ʒi/
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 餃子/饺子 (jiǎozi). Doublet of gyoza.
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