Guantangbao
/kwàn.tʰáŋ.páʊ̯/noun
A Chinese steamed bun filled with soup and usually meat.
Did you know?The soup is typically created by enclosing gelatinized stock in the filling; steaming melts it into liquid, making the bun dangerously hot when opened.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Chinese
Classical Chinese
灌
“To pour, fill, or irrigate”
Classical Chinese
Classical Chinese
湯
“Soup or hot liquid”
Classical Chinese
Classical Chinese
包
“A wrapping, bundle, or enclosed object”
Modern Chinese
Mandarin
灌汤包 (guàntāngbāo)
“A bun filled with soup”
20th–21st Century
English
guantangbao
“A Chinese soup-filled steamed bun, used mainly in culinary writing”
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