烧卖 (燒賣)
shāo mài
Pinyin

Definition

烧卖 (燒賣)
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shāo mài
  1. shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling
  2. also written 燒麥|烧麦[shāo mài]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

rè mài
  1. 1 to sell strongly
  2. 2 to be in great demand
rán shāo
  1. 1 to ignite
  2. 2 to combust
  3. 3 to burn
  4. 4 combustion
  5. 5 flaming
shāo
  1. 1 to burn
  2. 2 to cook
  3. 3 to stew
  4. 4 to bake
  5. 5 to roast
  6. 6 to heat
  7. 7 to boil (tea, water etc)
  8. 8 fever
  9. 9 to run a temperature
  10. 10 (coll.) to let things go to one's head
shāo kǎo
  1. 1 barbecue
  2. 2 to roast
fā shāo
  1. 1 to have a high temperature (from illness)
  2. 2 to have a fever

Idioms (13)

平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚
píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 doing things at the last minute
  3. 3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
惹火烧身
rě huǒ shāo shēn
  1. 1 stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt
  2. 2 fig. to suffer on account of one's own meddling
挂羊头卖狗肉
guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu
  1. 1 lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to cheat
  3. 3 dishonest advertising
  4. 4 wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue
拣佛烧香
jiǎn fó shāo xiāng
  1. 1 to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
火烧眉毛
huǒ shāo méi mao
  1. 1 lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
  2. 2 extreme emergency

Sample Sentences

虾饺、烧卖 、叉烧包。
xiājiǎo 、shāomài 、chāshāobāo 。
Steamed shrimp dumpling, stuffed pork dumpling, and barbecue pork stuffed buns.
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