See also: 馄饨

Chinese

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trad. (餛飩)
simp. (馄饨)
alternative forms 雲吞云吞
餫飩𫗥饨
 
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Shrimp wonton.

Etymology

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From 混沌 (hùndùn, “Hundun, chaos and confusion of the primordial world”).

Related to 鶻突鹘突 (hútū, hútú).

Pronunciation

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Note:
  • wan4 tan4-1 - common;
  • wan4 tan4, wan4 tyun4 - rare.

Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (33) (7)
Final () (55) (55)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Closed
Division () I I
Fanqie
Baxter hwon dwon
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɦuən/ /duən/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɦuon/ /duon/
Shao
Rongfen
/ɣuən/ /duən/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɦwən/ /dwən/
Li
Rong
/ɣuən/ /duən/
Wang
Li
/ɣuən/ /duən/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ɣuən/ /dʱuən/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
hún tún
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
wan4 teon4

Noun

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餛飩

  1. wonton (Chinese dumpling stuffed with meat or seafood and vegetables)

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
こん
Hyōgai
とん
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(こん)(とん) or 餛飩(こんどん) (konton or kondon

  1. steamed manjū or steamed mochi

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
わん
Hyōgai
たん
Hyōgai
irregular

Pronunciation from Cantonese 餛飩馄饨 (wan4 tan1).

Noun

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餛飩(ワンタン) (wantan

  1. wonton