薄餅

Pronunciation
English Name

pancake

Cantonese (Traditional)

薄餅

Simplified Chinese

薄饼

Mandarin (Pinyin)

bǐng bǐng


Yale Romanization

bohk béng

Character Breakdown

is thin, and refers specifically to Chinese wheat flour breads, but also generally to flat and circular foods like cakes and cookies (and not just foods, e.g. a discus is an iron pancake, 鐵餅 tit béng). So 薄餅 is thin pancake.

In Cantonese, this word also refers to pizza.

pancake
About This Dish

Thin wheat flour pancakes. These are often used as wrappers with fillings, including Chinese-American mushu dishes, but also by themselves (sometimes listed as roti).

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bohk béng