脏脏包

髒髒包
zāngzāngbāo
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 'dirty bun' (chocolate-dusted pastry with chocolate filling)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Chī yí ge zāngzāngbāo, zuǐjiǎo quán shì qiǎokèlì fěn.
Eat a dirty bun and your mouth corners are covered in cocoa powder.
HSK 7-9
Zāngzāngbāo gāng chūlú zuì hǎochī.
Dirty buns are best fresh out of the oven.
HSK 7-9
Zhè jiā kāfēiguǎn de zāngzāngbāo měitiān xiànliàng.
This cafe's dirty buns are limited quantity every day.

Tips

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Named for the 'mess' you make eating it - part of the selling point is the Instagram/Xiaohongshu photo of cocoa-dusted lips and fingers.

In Pop Culture

脏脏包 zāngzāngbāo
dirty bun
Viral Chinese pastry that blew up around 2017-2018. Soft bun filled with chocolate or cream, heavily dusted in cocoa powder, so you look 'dirty' after eating it. Still a standard item in third-wave cafes and bakery chains like 85°C and Wedomé.

Stroke Order

zāng
bāo