生煎馒头

生煎饅頭
shēngjiānmántou
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 pan-fried pork bun (Shanghai specialty)
  2. 2 shengjian bun — crispy bottom, juicy filling

Examples

Shànghǎi rén bǎ shēngjiān bāo jiào shēngjiān mántou.
Shanghainese call shengjian baozi 'shengjian mantou.'
Páile bàn xiǎoshí duì cái mǎi dào sì ge shēngjiān mántou.
We queued half an hour to get four shengjian.

Tips

usage
In Shanghai and much of the Wu-speaking region, 馒头 can refer to any steamed or fried bun, filled or not — unlike standard Mandarin where 馒头 is strictly the plain steamed bun. So 生煎馒头 here means pan-fried meat buns, not fried plain buns.

Stroke Order

shēng
jiān
mán
tóu