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noun[C]
A Korean dumpling, usually made with a thin wrapper filled with meat, vegetables, tofu, or kimchi, and then steamed, boiled, pan-fried, or deep-fried.
mandu
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Sino-Korean 饅頭, ultimately related to Chinese mantou; in Korean it came to refer especially to filled dumplings.
Examples
만두를 쪄 먹었어요.
mandureul jjyeo meogeosseoyo
I steamed and ate dumplings.
저는 김치만두를 좋아해요.
jeoneun gimchimandureul joahaeyo
I like kimchi dumplings.
만두 한 접시 주세요.
mandu han jeopssi juseyo
Please give me one plate of dumplings.
Character Breakdown
만
man
syllable representing the Sino-Korean element 饅 in 만두
두
du
syllable representing the Sino-Korean element 頭 in 만두
Collocations
만두를 빚다
만두를 찌다
군만두
물만두
만둣국
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