"Bun" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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小面包 xiǎo miàn bāo bread roll / bun
纂 zuǎn (literary) to compile / to edit / (coll.) (hairstyle) bun / chignon (as 纂兒|纂儿[zuan3r5]) / red silk ribbon / variant of 纘|缵[zuan3]
鬏 jiū bun (of hair)
圆形面包 yuán xíng miàn bāo bun
丫髻 yā jì bun (of hair) / topknot
有了 yǒu le I've got a solution! / to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎[you3 le5 tai1])
馒头 mán tou steamed bun
上头 shàng tóu (of alcohol, love etc) to go to one’s head / (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head / to capture one's attention / (old) (of a girl on her wedding day) to start wearing one's hair in a bun (rather than a plait)
发包 fà bāo bun hair extension
发髻 fà jì hair worn in a bun or coil
饽饽 bō bo pastry / steamed bun / cake
馍馍 mó mo steamed bun
豆沙包 dòu shā bāo bean paste bun
肉夹馍 ròu jiā mó lit. meat wedged in steamed bun / "Chinese burger" / sliced meat sandwich popular in north China
盘头 pán tóu to coil hair into a bun / hair worn in bun / turban / hair ornament / to interrogate
髻 jì hair rolled up in a bun, topknot
笄 jī 15 years old / hairpin for bun
叉烧包 chā shāo bāo steamed bun stuffed with skewer-roasted pork
寿桃包 shòu táo bāo longevity peach bun / birthday peach bun
奶酥 nǎi sū butter biscuit / butter bun
奶黄包 nǎi huáng bāo custard bun
芝麻包 zhī ma bāo sesame bun
莲蓉包 lián róng bāo lotus seed bun
豆蓉包 dòu róng bāo bean paste bun
银丝卷 yín sī juǎn yin si juan, steamed bun from Shandong province with hand-drawn dough threads folded over
馂馅 jùn xiàn stuffing / forcemeat / filling, e.g. in a bun 包子[bao3 zi5] or ravioli 餃子|饺子[jiao3 zi5]
菜包子 cài bāo zi steamed bun stuffed with vegetables / (fig.) useless person / a good-for-nothing
生煎 shēng jiān shengjian, a pan-fried bun filled with meat and juices, a Shanghai specialty
刈包 guà bāo popular Taiwan snack, similar to a hamburger, steamed bun stuffed with pork, pickled vegetables, peanut powder and cilantro
髺 kuò hair rolled up in a bun
脏脏包 zāng zāng bāo pastry bun filled with chocolate and covered with cocoa powder
肉包子打狗 ròu bāo zi dǎ gǒu lit. to fling a meat bun at a dog (idiom) / fig. to flush (one's money or efforts) down the toilet / to kiss sth goodbye
水煎包 shuǐ jiān bāo pan-fried bun (covered and steamed after pan-frying), usually with pork or vegetable filling
流沙包 liú shā bāo salted egg custard bun / lava bun (steamed bun with a sweet runny egg custard filling, a popular dim sum)
总角 zǒng jiǎo (literary) children's hairstyle with hair tied into a bun on both sides of the head / (fig.) childhood
菠萝包 bō luó bāo pineapple bun, a sweet bun popular esp. in Hong Kong (typically does not contain pineapple &ndash / the name comes from the rough top crust which resembles pineapple skin)
菠萝油 bō luó yóu pineapple bun 菠蘿包|菠萝包[bo1luo2bao1] with a slice of butter inserted
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