What does mantou mean?
Mantou means Chinese steamed bun (without any filling).
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Chinese steamed bun (without any filling).
“You sit down and eat mantous and soy milk,” she ordered.
On nous apporta du thé, du riz et des mantous – des petits pains de farine de blé.
He wished he had more of the mantous that they’d been given in Shanghai. His younger sister couldn’t stop remarking how delicious the Chinese breads were. The mantous had been a welcome change from the muei (Chinese porridge) on which they had been subsisting for so long.
Use mantou when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Mantou means Chinese steamed bun (without any filling).
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“You sit down and eat mantous and soy milk,” she ordered.
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