脏脏包

髒髒包

zāngzāngbāo

noun

Measure Word

一个脏脏包 gè

Meanings

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

Characters

dirty (reduplicated)

Examples

吃一个脏脏包，嘴角全是巧克力粉。

Chī yí ge zāngzāngbāo, zuǐjiǎo quán shì qiǎokèlì fěn.

Eat a dirty bun and your mouth corners are covered in cocoa powder.

脏脏包刚出炉最好吃。

Zāngzāngbāo gāng chūlú zuì hǎochī.

Dirty buns are best fresh out of the oven.

这家咖啡馆的脏脏包每天限量。

Zhè jiā kāfēiguǎn de zāngzāngbāo měitiān xiànliàng.

This cafe's dirty buns are limited quantity every day.

Tips

register

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

脏 zāng

包 bāo