noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈd͡ʒjaʊ.d͡ʒi/
jyou′dzœ′
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noun
Meaning 1
A Chinese crescent-shaped dumpling filled with a minced stuffing and steamed, boiled or fried; the Chinese originator or predecessor of the Japanese gyoza.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Peking ravioli
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 餃子/饺子 (jiǎozi). Doublet of gyoza.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Burmese:
ဖက်ထုပ်
(hpakhtup)
— Chinese dumplings
Catalan:
jiaozi
— Chinese dumplings
Cherokee:
ᏥᏯᎣᏏ
(tsiyaosi)
— Chinese dumplings
Chinese Cantonese:
餃子 /饺子
(gaau2 zi2)
— Chinese dumplings
Chinese Cantonese:
餃 /饺
(gaau2)
— Chinese dumplings
Chinese:
җёзы
(jiozɨ)
— Chinese dumplings
Hakka Chinese:
餃 /饺
(kiáu)
— Chinese dumplings
Chinese:
餃 /饺
(kiáu)
— Chinese dumplings
Chinese:
水餃 /水饺
(zh-min-nan)
— Chinese dumplings
Chinese Mandarin:
餃子 /饺子
(jiǎozi)
— Chinese dumplings
Chinese Mandarin:
餃兒 /饺儿
(jiǎor)
— Chinese dumplings
Chinese Mandarin:
餃餌 /饺饵
(jiǎo'ěr)
— Chinese dumplings
French:
jiaozi
— Chinese dumplings
French:
gyoza
— Chinese dumplings
German:
Jiaozi
— Chinese dumplings
Hungarian:
húsos/zöldséges táska/batyu
— Chinese dumplings
