云吞

雲吞
yúntūn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 wonton (Cantonese)
  2. 2 Cantonese-style dumpling

Examples

Yī wǎn yúntūn miàn, bù yào cōng.
One bowl of wonton noodles, no scallions.
Xiānggǎng de yúntūn tèbié xiǎoqiǎo.
Hong Kong wontons are particularly small and delicate.

Tips

culture
The Cantonese name for 馄饨 (húntun), with the characters picked for their meaning: 'swallowing clouds.' Hong Kong/Guangdong 云吞面 is a world on its own — thin egg noodles, shrimp-and-pork wontons in light pork broth.

Stroke Order

yún
tūn