English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Calque of Mandarin 湯包/汤包 (tāngbāo, “soup dumpling”).
soup dumpling (plural soup dumplings)
- (Chinese cuisine) Tangbao, any of a variety of Chinese dumplings filled with soup.
- (Chinese cuisine, sometimes explicitly) Xiaolongbao, a small variety of tangbao popular around Shanghai.