虾饺

蝦餃
xiājiǎo
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 har gow
  2. 2 Cantonese shrimp dumpling

Examples

Wǒmen měi cì qù yǐnchá dōu diǎn xiājiǎo.
We order har gow every time we go for dim sum.
Zhè jiā cāntīng de xiājiǎo pí tèbié báo.
The shrimp dumpling skins at this restaurant are especially thin.

Tips

culture
A dim sum classic from Guangdong. The translucent wrapper made from wheat and tapioca starch should have exactly 'twelve pleats or more' in the old Cantonese tea-house standard.

Stroke Order

xiā
jiǎo