Pronunciation
English Name

pea shoot dumpling

Cantonese (Traditional)

豆苗餃

Simplified Chinese

豆苗饺

Mandarin (Pinyin)

dòu miáo jiǎo


Yale Romanization

dauh mìuh gáau

Character Breakdown

豆苗 is pea sprout ( is bean, and is shoot or sprout), and is dumpling.

By the way, 疫苗 (yihk mìuh in Cantonese, yì miáo in Mandarin), literally plague sprou, is the word for vaccine.

pea shoot dumpling
About This Dish

A sticky, translucent wrapper filled with pea shoots and shrimp.

Quick Facts
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點心
Yale:
dauh mìuh gáau