灌汤包

灌湯包
guàntāngbāo
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 soup-filled dumpling
  2. 2 soup bun

Examples

HSK 4
Kāifēng de guàntāngbāo pí báo tāng duō.
Kaifeng's soup dumplings have thin skin and lots of broth.
HSK 7-9
Chī guàntāngbāo yào xiǎoxīn tàng zuǐ.
Be careful not to burn your mouth when eating soup dumplings.

Tips

culture
Historically tied to Kaifeng's 第一楼 restaurant (dating to a Northern Song ancestor); Shanghai's 小笼包 / 汤包 are its southern cousins. Street wisdom: bite a small hole, sip the soup, then eat the wrapper and filling; straight bites flood your chin with molten broth.

Stroke Order

guàn
tāng
bāo