雲吞

See also: 云吞 and 雲呑

Chinese

cloud; Yunnan (abbrev.); surname to swallow; to take
trad. (雲吞) 雲 吞
simp. (云吞) 云 吞
alternative forms 餛飩/馄饨

Etymology

From 餛飩.

Pronunciation


Note: oān-than - borrowed from Cantonese.

Noun

雲吞

  1. (chiefly Cantonese) wonton
  2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, figuratively) used tissue

Usage notes

This term is originally written as 餛飩/馄饨 (húntun) and the two terms are homophones in Cantonese. But 餛飩/馄饨 (húntun) usually refers to northern-style wontons while 雲吞/云吞 (yúntūn) refers to Cantonese-style wontons.

Synonyms

  • (wonton):

Compounds

Descendants

  • → English: wonton, wanton
  • → Indonesian: wonton
  • → Malay: wan thang
  • → Vietnamese: vằn thắn, hoành thánh
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