饅頭

Chinese

		head; (noun suffix)
trad. (饅頭)	饅	頭
simp. (馒头)	馒	头
alternative forms	曼頭／曼头蠻頭／蛮头

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饅頭 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
饅頭 (Cantonese)

饅頭 (1)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Connection to Central Asian manti?”)

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): mántou, mántóu

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄢˊ ˙ㄊㄡ, ㄇㄢˊ ㄊㄡˊ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): man² tou²

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): mántou
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): maan⁶ tau⁴ / maan⁴ tau⁴

(Dongguan, Jyutping ): meng³ taau⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): màn-thèu / mân-thèu
Eastern Min (BUC): màng-*tàu
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): mang² tao²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): bān-thâu / bán-thô / bán-thâu

(Teochew, Peng'im): bhuêng⁶ tao⁵ / mang⁶ tao⁵
Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping ): maan⁴ tau⁴
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁶moe-deu₆ / ²mie-doe₂ / ²me-deu₂ / ²mie-deu₂ / ²moe-deu₂ / ²muon-dei₂ / ²mun-deu₂
- (Jinhua): ²moe-dieu₂
Xiang
(Changsha, Wiktionary): monn² dou

(Hengyang, Wiktionary): man² dou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mántou
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄢˊ ˙ㄊㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mánto̊u
  - Wade–Giles: man²-tʻou⁵
  - Yale: mán-tou
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: man.tou
  - Palladius: маньтоу (manʹtou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /män³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/
- (Standard Chinese, literary or regional variant)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mántóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄢˊ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mántóu
  - Wade–Giles: man²-tʻou²
  - Yale: mán-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mantour
  - Palladius: маньтоу (manʹtou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /män³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: man² tou²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: mantou
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /man²¹ tʰəu²¹/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: mántou [Phonetic: mǎntou]
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): man² tou⁰ [Phonetic: man³ tou⁰]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mã²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰəɯ/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: maan⁶ tau⁴ / maan⁴ tau⁴
  - Yale: maahn tàuh / màahn tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maan⁶ tau⁴ / maan⁴ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: man⁶ teo⁴ / man⁴ teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maːn²² tʰɐu̯²¹/, /maːn²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/

Note: maan4 tau4 - rare.

- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
  - Jyutping : meng³ taau⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɛŋ³² tʰau²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: màn-thèu
  - Hakka Romanization System: man^ˇ teu^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: man² teu²
  - Sinological IPA: /man¹¹ tʰeu̯¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mân-thèu
  - Hakka Romanization System: man^ˊ teu^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: man¹ teu²
  - Sinological IPA: /man²⁴ tʰeu̯¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: màng-*tàu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maŋ⁵³⁻³³ tʰau⁵³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: mang² tao² [Phonetic: mang⁵ nao²]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maŋ¹³⁻²¹ ^(tʰ-)nau¹³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: mang² tao² [Phonetic: mang⁵ tao²]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maŋ¹³⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bān-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: bān-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: baxntaau
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ban⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ban²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ban²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/
- (Hokkien: Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Lukang, Sanxia, Yilan, Taichung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bán-thô
  - Tâi-lô: bán-thô
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bafntooi
  - IPA (Yilan): /ban⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tʰo²⁴/
  - IPA (Tainan): /ban⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tʰɤ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ban⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰɤ²³/
  - IPA (Lukang): /ban⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tʰo²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ban⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰo²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Hsinchu)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bán-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: bán-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bafntaau
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: bhuêng⁶ tao⁵ / mang⁶ tao⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: buĕng thâu / măng thâu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /bueŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵/, /maŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵/
Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
  - Jyutping : maan⁴ tau⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /man²¹ tʰəu²¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶moe-deu₆
  - MiniDict: moe^去 deu^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³moe-deu₃
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /mø²² dɤ⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Jiading)
  - Wugniu: ²mie-doe₂
  - MiniDict: mie^平 doe^平
  - Sinological IPA (Jiading): /mɪ²² dø⁵³/
- (Northern: Songjiang)
  - Wugniu: ²me-deu₂
  - Sinological IPA (Songjiang): /me¹⁵ dɯ⁵³/
- (Northern: Chongming)
  - Wugniu: ²mie-deu₂
  - MiniDict: mie^平 deu^平
  - Sinological IPA (Chongming): /ɦmie²⁴ dɵ⁵⁵/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ²moe-deu₂
  - MiniDict: moe^平 deu^平
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /mø²² døy³³/
- (Northern: Hangzhou)
  - Wugniu: ²muon-dei₂
  - MiniDict: muon^平 dei^平
  - Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /muõ²² dei³⁴/
- (Northern: Ningbo)
  - Wugniu: ²mun-deu₂
  - MiniDict: mun^平 deu^平
  - Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /mũ²² dœʏ⁵¹/
- (Jinhua)
  - Wugniu: ²moe-dieu₂
  - Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /mɤ³¹ diu¹⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: monn² dou
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mõ¹³ təu̯³/
- (Hengyang)
  - Wiktionary: man² dou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /man¹¹ d̥ɘu̯¹¹/

Middle Chinese: man duw

Rime
Character	饅	頭
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	明 (4)	定 (7)
Final (韻)	桓 (62)	侯 (137)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	母官切	度侯切
Baxter	man	duw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/muɑn/	/dəu/
Pan Wuyun	/mʷɑn/	/dəu/
Shao Rongfen	/muɑn/	/dəu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/mwan/	/dəw/
Li Rong	/muɑn/	/du/
Wang Li	/muɑn/	/dəu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/muɑn/	/dʱə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	mán	tóu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mun⁴	tau⁴

Noun

饅頭

Chinese steamed bun (without filling); mantou
(Wu) steamed bun with filling; baozi
小籠饅頭／小笼馒头 [Shanghainese] ― ⁵shiau-lon ⁶moe-deu [Wugniu] ― xiaolongbao

生煎饅頭／生煎馒头 [Shanghainese] ― ¹san-ci₁ ⁶moe-deu [Wugniu] ― shengjianbao
(archaic) steamed bun (with or without filling)
Synonyms: 蒸餅／蒸饼 (zhēngbǐng), 炊餅／炊饼 (chuībǐng)
(figurative, slang) breast; tits

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 饅頭 (“steamed bun (without filling)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		饅頭
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	饅頭
	Taiwan	饅頭
	Chengde	饅頭
	Chifeng	饅頭
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	饅頭
	Heihe	饅頭
	Qiqihar	饅頭, 餑餑
	Harbin	饅頭, 餑餑
	Jiamusi	饅頭
	Baicheng	饅頭
	Changchun	饅頭
	Tonghua	饅頭
	Shenyang	饅頭
	Jinzhou	饅頭
	Singapore	饅頭
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	饅頭
	Tangshan	饅頭
	Cangzhou	饅頭, 餑餑
	Baoding	饅頭, 包子
	Shijiazhuang	饃饃
	Lijin	饅頭, 饃饃
	Jinan	饅頭, 饃饃, 捲子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	餑餑
	Dandong	饅頭, 餑餑
	Yantai	餑餑, 捲子
	Yantai (Muping)	捲子, 饅頭
	Qingdao	饅頭, 餑餑
	Zhucheng	饅頭, 饃饃, 餑餑
Central Plains Mandarin	Lingbao	饃
	Jining	饅頭, 饃饃
	Linfen	饃饃, 饃, 蒸饃
	Shangqiu	蒸饃
	Yuanyang	饅頭, 饃
	Zhengzhou	蒸饃, 饃
	Xinyang	饃
	Baihe	饃饃, 饃, 蒸饃
	Xi'an	饅頭, 饃饃, 饃, 蒸饃
	Baoji	饅頭, 饃饃, 饃, 蒸饃
	Tianshui	饅頭, 蒸饃
	Xining	饃饃
	Xuzhou	饅頭, 饃饃
	Fuyang	饅頭, 饃
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	饅頭, 饃饃, 蒸饃
	Lanzhou	饅頭, 饃饃
	Dunhuang	饅頭, 饃饃
	Hami	饃饃
	Ürümqi	饃饃, 蒸饃
	Ürümqi (Xigou)	饃饃, 饅頭
	Ürümqi (Changshanzi)	饃饃
	Ürümqi County (Banfanggou)	饃饃
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	饅頭
	Nanchong	饅頭, 饃饃
	Dazhou	饅頭
	Hanyuan	包子
	Xichang	饅頭
	Zigong	饅頭, 饃饃
	Chongqing	饅頭
	Wuhan	饃饃, 饅頭
	Yichang	饅頭, 饃饃, 蒸饃
	Xiangyang	饅頭, 饃饃
	Tianmen	饅頭, 饃饃, 蒸饃
	Guiyang	饅頭
	Zunyi	饅頭
	Bijie	饅頭
	Liping	饅頭
	Zhaotong	饅頭
	Dali	饅頭
	Kunming	饅頭
	Mengzi	饅頭
	Guilin	饅頭
	Liuzhou	饅頭
	Nanning (Wuming)	饅頭
	Jishou	饅頭
	Changde	饃饃
	Hanzhong	蒸饃
	Dagudi (Maliba)	饅頭
	Reshuitang (Longling)	饅頭
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	饅頭
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	饅頭
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	饅頭
	Yangzhou	饅頭
	Lianyungang	饅頭
	Lianshui	饅頭
	Nantong	饅頭
	Anqing	饃饃
	Wuhu	饃饃, 大饃
	Hefei	饃, 大饃
	Hong'an	饅頭, 饃, 泡粑
Mandarin	Nanping (Yanping)	饅頭
Cantonese	Guangzhou	饅頭
	Hong Kong	饅頭
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	包
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	饅頭
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	饅頭
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	饅頭
	Macau	饅頭
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	饅頭
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	饅頭
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	饅頭
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	饅頭
	Foshan	饅頭
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	饅頭
	Foshan (Shunde)	饅頭
	Foshan (Sanshui)	饅頭
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	饅頭
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	饅頭
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	饅頭
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	饅頭
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	饅頭
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	饅頭
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	饅頭
	Taishan	饅頭
	Kaiping (Chikan)	饅頭
	Enping (Niujiang)	饅頭
	Heshan (Yayao)	饅頭
	Dongguan	饅頭
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	饅頭
	Qingyuan	饅頭
	Fogang	饅頭
	Yingde (Hanguang)	饅頭
	Yangshan	饅頭
	Lianshan (Butian)	饅頭
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	饅頭
	Shaoguan	饅頭
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	饅頭
	Renhua	饅頭
	Lechang	饅頭
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	饅頭
	Sihui	饅頭
	Guangning	饅頭
	Deqing	饅頭
	Huaiji	饅頭
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	饅頭
	Yunfu	饅頭
	Xinxing	饅頭
	Luoding	饅頭
	Yunan (Pingtai)	包
	Yangjiang	饅頭
	Xinyi	饅頭
	Lianjiang	饅頭
	Nanning	饅頭
	Wuzhou	饅頭
	Yulin	饅頭
	Rongxian	饅頭
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	饅頭
	Hepu (Shatian)	饅頭
	Guiping	饅頭
	Guiping (Mule)	饅頭
	Pingnan	饅頭
	Guigang (Gangcheng)	饅頭
	Guigang (Pingdong)	饅頭
	Beihai	饅頭
	Beihai (Nankang)	饅頭
Beihai (Yingpan)	饅頭
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	饅頭
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	饅頭
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	饅頭
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	饅頭
Móng Cái	饅頭
Bangkok (Guangfu)	饅頭
Betong (Rongxian)	饅頭
Gan	Nanchang	饃饃, 饅頭
	Lichuan	饃饃
	Pingxiang	饃饃, 饅頭
	Jianning	饃饃
Hakka	Meixian	饅頭, 包仔
	Dabu (Xihe)	饅頭
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	饅頭
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	饅頭
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	饅頭
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	饅頭
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	饅頭
	Wengyuan	饅頭
	Liannan	饅頭
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	饅頭
	Jiexi	饅頭
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	饅頭
	Changting	饅頭
	Wuping (Yanqian)	饅頭
	Ninghua	饅頭
	Yudu	饅頭
	Ningdu	饅頭
	Ruijin	饅頭
	Tonggu (Sandu)	饅頭
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	饅頭
	Dayu	饃饃, 饅頭
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	饅頭
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	饅頭
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	饅頭
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	饅頭
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	饅頭
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	饅頭
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	饅頭
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	饅頭
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	饅頭
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	饅頭
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	饅頭
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	饅頭
	Hong Kong	饅頭
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	饅頭
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	饅頭
	Xinyi (Sihe)	饅頭
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	饅頭
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	饅頭
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	饅頭
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	饅頭
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	饅頭
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	包子
	Mengshan (Xihe)	饅頭
	Fumian (Xisha, Xinqiao)	饅頭
	Luchuan	饅頭
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	饅頭
	Luchuan (Sihe, Hengshan)	饅頭
	Bobai (Cuntou, Xintian)	饅頭
	Beiliu (Mumian, Xilang)	饅頭
	Xingye (Gaofeng)	饅頭
	Rongxian (Xiandi)	饅頭
	Sabah (Longchuan)	饅頭
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	饅頭
	Bangkok (Jiexi)	饅頭
Huizhou	Jixi	饅頭
	Shexian	饃饃
	Fuliang	饃饃
Jin	Taiyuan	饃饃, 蒸饃
	Yangyuan	饅頭
	Datong	饅頭, 饃饃
	Xinzhou	饅頭, 饃饃
	Lüliang (Lishi)	饅頭, 饃饃, 蒸饃
	Changzhi	饃饃, 蒸饃
	Linhe	饅頭, 饃饃, 蒸饃
	Jining	饅頭
	Hohhot	饅頭, 饃饃
	Erenhot	饅頭, 饃饃
	Pingshan	饅頭, 饃饃
	Zhangjiakou	饅頭
	Handan	饅頭, 饃饃, 蒸饃
	Linzhou	饃饃
	Suide	饃饃
Northern Min	Jian'ou	饃饃
	Jianyang	饃饃
	Pucheng (Shibei)	饃饃
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	饃饃, 饅頭
Eastern Min	Fuqing	饃饃, 饅頭 long, 包 round
Southern Min	Xiamen	麵頭, 饅頭
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	麵頭
	Quanzhou	麵頭, 饅頭
	Zhangzhou	饅頭
	Zhao'an	饅頭
	Taipei	饅頭
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	饅頭
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	饅頭
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	饅頭
	Kaohsiung	饅頭
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	饅頭
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	饅頭
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	饅頭
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	饅頭
	Yilan	饅頭
	Yilan (Luodong)	饅頭
	Yilan (Toucheng)	饅頭
	Changhua (Lukang)	饅頭
	Taichung	饅頭
	Tainan	饅頭
	Tainan (Anping)	饅頭
	Taitung (Green Island)	饅頭
	Hsinchu	饅頭
	Pingtung (Liuqiu)	饅頭
	Kinmen	麵頭
	Penghu (Magong)	麵包
	Penghu (Pengnan)	麵包
	Penghu (Xiyu)	麵包
	Penghu (Huxi)	麵包
	Penghu (Wangan)	麵包
	Penghu (Cimei)	麵包
	Penghu (Huayu)	麵包
	Penghu (Zhongtun)	麵包
	Penghu (Houliao)	麵包
	Penghu (Tongliang)	麵包
	Penghu (Jibei)	麵包
	Penang (Hokkien)	饅頭
	Manila (Hokkien)	饅頭
	Chaozhou	饅頭
	Shantou	饅頭
	Bangkok (Teochew)	饅頭
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	麵包
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	饅頭
	Wenchang	饅頭
	Haikou	饅頭
Puxian Min	Putian	饅頭
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	饅頭
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	饅頭
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	饅頭
	Xianyou	饅頭
	Xianyou (Fengting)	饅頭
	Xianyou (Youyang)	饅頭
Central Min	Yong'an	麵頭
Shaojiang Min	Shaowu	饅頭
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	饅頭
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	饅頭
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	饅頭
Waxiang	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	饅頭
Wu	Shanghai	饅頭, 淡饅頭
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	饅頭
	Shanghai (Jiading)	饅頭
	Shanghai (Chongming)	實心饅頭
	Suzhou	饅頭, 大包子饅頭, 實心饅頭
	Danyang	饅頭
	Hangzhou	饅頭
	Ningbo	饅頭
	Wenzhou	實心包
	Jinhua	饅頭
Xiang	Changsha	饅頭
	Loudi	饃饃
	Shuangfeng	饃饃, 饅頭
	Hengyang	饅頭, 饃饃
	Quanzhou	饅頭

Dialectal synonyms of 包子 (“steamed bun (with filling)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		包子
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	包子
	Taiwan	包子
	Harbin	包子
	Singapore	包
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	包子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	包子
	Wanrong	包子
	Xi'an	包子
	Dingbian	包子
	Xuzhou	包子
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	包子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	包子
	Wuhan	包子
	Guiyang	包子
	Guilin	包子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	包子
	Yangzhou	包子
	Hefei	包子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	包
	Hong Kong	包
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	包
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	包
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	包仔
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	包仔
	Macau	包
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	包
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	包
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	包
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	包
	Foshan	包
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	包
	Foshan (Shunde)	包
	Foshan (Sanshui)	包
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	包
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	包
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	包
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	包
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	包
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	包
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	包
	Taishan	包
	Kaiping (Chikan)	包
	Enping (Niujiang)	包
	Heshan (Yayao)	包
	Dongguan	包
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	包
	Yangjiang	包子
	Beihai	包子
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	包子
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	包子
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	包子
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	包
	Singapore (Guangfu)	包
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	大包
	Móng Cái	包子
Gan	Nanchang	包子
	Lichuan	包子
	Pingxiang	包子
Hakka	Meixian	包仔
	Xingning	包哩
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	包
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	包
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	包
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	包仔
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	包
	Yudu	包子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	包仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	包仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	包仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	包
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	包仔
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	包子
	Hong Kong	包
	Senai (Huiyang)	包
Huizhou	Jixi	饅頭
Jin	Taiyuan	包子
Jin	Xinzhou	包子, 圪組子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	包仔
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	包
Southern Min	Xiamen	包仔, 包
	Quanzhou	包仔, 包
	Zhangzhou	包仔, 包
	Tainan	包仔
	Penang (Hokkien)	包
	Singapore (Hokkien)	包
	Manila (Hokkien)	燒包
	Chaozhou	包
	Shantou	包
	Shantou (Chenghai)	包
	Jieyang	包
	Haifeng	包
	Bangkok (Teochew)	包
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	包
	Singapore (Teochew)	包
	Leizhou	包
	Haikou	包子
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	包
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	包子
Wu	Shanghai	饅頭
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	饅頭
	Shanghai (Jiading)	饅頭
	Shanghai (Chongming)	饅頭
	Suzhou	饅頭
	Danyang	包子
	Hangzhou	饅頭
	Ningbo	包子
	Wenzhou	饅頭
	Jinhua	包子
Xiang	Changsha	包子
	Loudi	包子
	Shuangfeng	包子
	Hengyang	包子

Derived terms

人血饅頭／人血馒头 (rénxuèmántou)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (饅頭):

→ Japanese: 饅(まん)頭(じゅう) (manjū, “a type of bun typically with bean paste filling”) (see there for further descendants)
→ Korean: 만두(饅頭) (mandu, “Korean dumpling”) (see there for further descendants)

Others:

→ Amis: manto
→ Bunun: mantu
→ English: mantou
→ French: mantou
→ Manchu: ᠮᡝᠨᡨᡠ (mentu)
→ Mongolian: мантуу (mantuu)
→? Ottoman Turkish: مانطی (mantı)
- Turkish: mantı
- → Armenian: մանթի (mantʻi)
- → English: manti
→ Paiwan: mantu
→ Russian: маньтоу (manʹtou)
→ Sakizaya: mantu
→ Taroko: manto
→ Thai: หมั่นโถว (màn-tǒow)
→ Vietnamese: màn thầu
→ Zhuang: manzdouz

Pronunciation 2

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bīn-thâu / bîn-thâu / bān-thâu / būn-thâu

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bīn-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: bīn-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bixntaau
  - IPA (Taipei): /bin³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bin²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bin³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bîn-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: bîn-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bintaau
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bin²³⁻³³ tʰau²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bin²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bān-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: bān-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: baxntaau
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ban³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ban³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou-like accent in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: būn-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: būn-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: buxntaau

Noun

饅頭

(Hokkien) Alternative form of 麵頭／面头 (miàntóu, “mantou used during the hundredth day commemoration of one's parent's death”)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
饅	頭
まん Hyōgai	じゅう Grade: 2
tōon

Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:

饅頭

Wikipedia ^ja

Etymology

From Chinese 饅頭／馒头.

Note that in Modern Standard Chinese, 饅頭 means an unfilled bun; 包子 (bāozi) is the term for a filled bun.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) まんじゅう [màńjúꜜù] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [mã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑɨː]

Noun

饅頭

饅(まん)頭(じゅう) • (manjū) ^{←まんぢゆう (mandyuu)^?}

manjū, a type of bun typically with bean paste filling

Derived terms

肉饅頭(にくまんじゅう) (nikumanjū)
豚(ぶた)の饅頭(まんじゅう) (buta no manjū)

Descendants

→ English: manju

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
饅	頭

Noun

饅頭 • (mandu) (hangeul 만두)

hanja form^? of 만두 (“mandu; Korean dumpling”)

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[1]

[2]

饅頭

Contents

Chinese

Etymology

Pronunciation 1

Noun

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

Pronunciation 2

Noun

Japanese

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Korean

Noun