雲吞

See also: 云吞 and 雲呑

Chinese

cloud; Yunnan (abbrev.); surname to swallow; to take
trad. (雲吞)
simp. (云吞)
alternative forms 餛飩馄饨

Etymology

From 餛飩 / 馄饨.

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, wantan
  • Indonesian: wonton
  • Japanese: ワンタン (wantan)
  • Malay: wantan
  • Spanish: wantán
  • Vietnamese: vằn thắn, hoành thánh