shumai en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 焼売 (shūmai), from Cantonese 燒賣 /烧卖 (siu¹ maai⁶⁻²).
Meanings
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(Canada, US) A traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum.
Hot and sour soup, shrimp toast, shumai, General Tso’s chicken, pork with garlic sauce, beef with asparagus, hot and spicy shrimp, sushi deluxe, cheesecake, fried bananas, litchi sherbet.
2009 May 31, Joanne Starkey, “Old-School Chinese With Efforts at Fusion”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| siumai | Malaysia, Singapore, alternative | lexicographic | |
| shumai | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| shui mai | alternative | lexicographic | |
| siew mai | Malaysia, Singapore, alternative | lexicographic | |
| siomai | Philippines, Taiwan, alternative | lexicographic | |
| shu mai | alternative | lexicographic | |
| shūmai | alternative | lexicographic | |
| shao mai | alternative | lexicographic | |
| shaomai | alternative | lexicographic | |
| sui maai | alternative | lexicographic | |
| shumais | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| siu mai | Malaysia, Singapore, alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (24)
tl siomai (a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum) · fr shaomai (a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum) · ko 시우마이 (a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum) · id somay (a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum) · es shaomai (a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum) · id siomay (a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum) · jv siomay (a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum) · ru шумай (a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum) · nan-hbl 燒賣 /烧卖 (a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum) · tl siyomay (a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum) · nl sieuw mai (a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum) · th ขนมจีบ (a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum) · ceb siomai (a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum) · cmn 燒賣 /烧卖 (a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum) · yue 燒賣 /烧卖 (a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum) · ms siumai (a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum) · vi xíu mại (a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum) · nl siew maai (a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum) · mn шумай (a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum) · ja 焼売 (a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum) · id siomai (a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum) · it shumai (a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum) · ko 사오마이 (a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum) · pl shumai (a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum)