烧卖 (燒賣)
shāo mài
Pinyin
Definition
烧卖 (燒賣)
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- shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling
- also written 燒麥|烧麦[shāo mài]
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 to sell strongly
- 2 to be in great demand
- 1 to ignite
- 2 to combust
- 3 to burn
- 4 combustion
- 5 flaming
- 1 to burn
- 2 to cook
- 3 to stew
- 4 to bake
- 5 to roast
- 6 to heat
- 7 to boil (tea, water etc)
- 8 fever
- 9 to run a temperature
- 10 (coll.) to let things go to one's head
- 1 barbecue
- 2 to roast
- 1 to have a high temperature (from illness)
- 2 to have a fever
Idioms (13)
平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚
- 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
- 2 doing things at the last minute
- 3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
惹火烧身
- 1 stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt
- 2 fig. to suffer on account of one's own meddling
挂羊头卖狗肉
- 1 lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)
- 2 fig. to cheat
- 3 dishonest advertising
- 4 wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue
拣佛烧香
- 1 to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
火烧眉毛
- 1 lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
- 2 extreme emergency
Sample Sentences
虾饺、烧卖 、叉烧包。
Steamed shrimp dumpling, stuffed pork dumpling, and barbecue pork stuffed buns.