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烧卖

shāo mài

2-character word Traditional 燒賣

What 烧卖 means

1. shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling
2. also written {烧麦|shāo mài}

The characters in 烧卖

• 烧shāoto burn; to set on fire; to heat (over a fire); to boil (water, tea etc); to braise
• 卖màito sell; to betray; to spare no effort

Sounds the same

Read shāo mài, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 烧麦variant of 烧卖

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