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Mandarin · pinyin shāo mài

variant of 燒賣 shāo mài

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燒: shāo · burn; bake; heat; roast
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烧: shāo · burn; bake; heat; roast
麦: mài · wheat, barley, oats; simplified form of Kangxi radical 199

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1–4 · shao1 mai4

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noun

(Mandarin) alternative form of 燒賣 /烧卖 (shāomài)

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