mantou

Definitions

Chinese steamed bun (without any filling)

Equivalents

Examples

““You sit⟳ down and eat⟳ mantous and soy milk,” she ordered.”

“On nous apporta du thé, du riz et des mantous – des petits pains de farine de blé.”

“He wished he had more of the mantous that they’d been given in Shanghai. His younger sister couldn’t stop⟳ remarking how delicious the Chinese breads were. The mantous had been a welcome⟳ change⟳ from the muei (Chinese porridge) on which they had been subsisting for so long.”

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