餛飩
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Shrimp wonton.
See also: 馄饨
Chinese
| trad. (餛飩) | 餛 | 飩 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. (馄饨) | 馄 | 饨 | |
| alternative forms | 雲吞／云吞 餫飩／𫗥饨 | ||
Etymology
From 混沌 (hùndùn, “Hundun, chaos and confusion of the primordial world”).
Related to 鶻突／鹘突 (hútū, hútú).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): wan4 tan4-1 / wan4 tan4 / wan4 tyun4
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): vun3 hun1*
- Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): vun2 tun1
- Jin (Wiktionary): hung1 tung1 / hung1 dung1
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6wen-den6
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): fen2 ten1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄣˊ ˙ㄊㄨㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: húntůn
- Wade–Giles: hun2-tʻun5
- Yale: hwún-twun
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwen.tuen
- Palladius: хуньтунь (xunʹtunʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯ən³⁵ tʰu̯ən³/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant in Mainland, standard in Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄣˊ ˙ㄉㄨㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: húndůn
- Wade–Giles: hun2-tun5
- Yale: hwún-dwun
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwen.duen
- Palladius: хуньдунь (xunʹdunʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯ən³⁵ d̥u̯ən³/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: húntún
- Wade–Giles: hun2-tʻun2
- Yale: hwún-twún
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwentwen
- Palladius: хуньтунь (xunʹtunʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯ən³⁵ tʰu̯ən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wan4 tan4-1 / wan4 tan4 / wan4 tyun4
- Yale: wàhn tān / wàhn tàhn / wàhn tyùhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: wan4 tan4-1 / wan4 tan4 / wan4 tyn4
- Guangdong Romanization: wen4 ten4-1 / wen4 ten4 / wen4 tün4
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐn²¹ tʰɐn²¹⁻⁵⁵/, /wɐn²¹ tʰɐn²¹/, /wɐn²¹ tʰyːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Note:
- wan4 tan4-1 - common;
- wan4 tan4, wan4 tyun4 - rare.
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: vun3 hun1*
- Sinological IPA (key): /vun²² hun³³⁻³³⁵/
- Hakka
- Jin
- (Taiyuan)+
- Wiktionary: hung1 tung1 / hung1 dung1
- Sinological IPA (old-style): /xuŋ¹¹ tʰuŋ¹¹/, /xuŋ¹¹ tuŋ¹¹/
- (Taiyuan)+
- Wu
- Xiang
- (Changsha)
- Wiktionary: fen2 ten1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɸən¹³ tʰən³³/
- (Changsha)
- Middle Chinese: hwon dwon
Noun
餛飩
- wonton (Chinese dumpling stuffed with meat or seafood and vegetables)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 餛 | 飩 |
| こん Hyōgai |
とん Hyōgai |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 餛 | 飩 |
| Hyōgai | Hyōgai |
| irregular | |