Korean word

만두

Pronunciation

Romanizationmandu

Meaning

  • noundumpling

Example

만두 먹을래?man du meo geul lae

Want to eat dumplings?

Illustration for 만두 (dumpling)

More examples

어제 어머니가 만두를 빚으셨어요.eo je eo meo ni ga man du reul pi jeu syeo sseo yo

Yesterday, my mother made dumplings.

Core concept

A thin dough wrapper folded around a filling and cooked by boiling, pan-frying, or deep-frying.

Common phrases

  • 만두집man du jip

    dumpling shop

  • 만두국man du guk

    dumpling soup

  • 만두 먹다man du meok tta

    eat dumplings

Similar words

군만두kunmandu: Filled dumplings pan-fried until their outer surface becomes crisp.
찐만두jjinmandu: Filled dumplings steamed until their wrappers become soft and puffy.
물만두mulmandu: Filled dumplings boiled until their wrappers become soft and moist.
만두국manduguk: Dumplings cooked in soup and eaten together with the broth.

Definition in Korean

얇은 반죽으로 속을 싸서 물에 삶거나 팬에 지져서 먹거나 기름에 튀겨서 먹는 한국의 만두yal beun pan ju geu ro so geul ssa seo mu re sam kkeo na pae ne chi jeo seo meok kkeo na ki reu me twi gyeo seo meong neun han gu gui man du

Word origin

The word was borrowed from a Chinese term that once referred to steamed bread or pastry and came to name a filled wrapper dish in Korean.

Usage tips

  • A simple offer of this food can lead to a discussion of how many pieces to serve, so counting expressions are worth learning with it.

Other meanings

  • meat bunnoun

Related words

  • 만둣국mandutkkukdumpling soupnoun
  • 왕만두wangmandularge dumplingnoun
  • 만두피mandupidumpling wrappernoun

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