炊餅
Chinese
| dress food; to steam; to cook food | round flat cake; cookie; cake round flat cake; cookie; cake; pastry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (炊餅) | 炊 | 餅 | |
| simp. (炊饼) | 炊 | 饼 | |
Etymology
Changed from 蒸餅／蒸饼 (zhēngbǐng ) to avoid the naming taboo of Emperor Renzong of Song (personal name Zhao Zhen 禎／祯 (zhēn)).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: chuībǐng
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟ ㄅㄧㄥˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chueibǐng
- Wade–Giles: chʻui1-ping3
- Yale: chwēi-bǐng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chueibiing
- Palladius: чуйбин (čujbin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
炊餅
- (obsolete) mantou
- 武大每日自挑擔兒出去賣炊餅，到晚方歸。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Plum in the Golden Vase, circa 1610 CE
- Wǔdà měirì zì tiǎodānr chūqù mài chuībǐng, dào wǎn fāng guī. [Pinyin]
- Wu the Elder would go out every day with a carrying pole to sell mantou, and only return in the evening.
武大每日自挑担儿出去卖炊饼，到晚方归。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]