雲吞
Chinese
cloud; Yunnan (abbrev.); surname | to swallow; to take | ||
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trad. (雲吞) | 雲 | 吞 | |
simp. (云吞) | 云 | 吞 | |
alternative forms | 餛飩/馄饨 |
Etymology
From 餛飩.
Pronunciation
Usage notes
This term is originally written as 餛飩/馄饨 (húntun) and the two terms are homophones in Cantonese. But 餛飩/馄饨 (húntun) usually refers to northern-style wontons while 雲吞/云吞 (yúntūn) refers to Cantonese-style wontons.
Synonyms
- (wonton):
Dialectal synonyms of 餛飩 (“wonton”) [map]
Descendants
- → English: wonton, wanton
- → Indonesian: wonton
- → Malay: wan thang
- → Vietnamese: vằn thắn, hoành thánh
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