貝果 / 贝果
bèiguǒ
The English word 'bagel' can be translated into Chinese as 貝果 / 贝果 (bèiguǒ). Wiktionary also lists 焙果 (bèiguǒ) and 培果 (péiguǒ).
Meaning: toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked (noun)
Ways to say it
| Chinese | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| 貝果 / 贝果 | bèiguǒ |
| 焙果 | bèiguǒ |
| 培果 | péiguǒ |
| 百吉圈 | bǎijí quān |
| 百吉 | bǎijí |
| 麵包圈 / 面包圈 | miànbāoquān |
A bagel is a toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked.
Which one should you use?
麵包圈 / 面包圈 is a descriptive term used to refer to any bread shaped like a ring, which can be used if the specific term for bagel is unknown.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization for the default form is bèiguǒ.
Did you know?
- Because the word 貝果 / 贝果 is a phonetic loanword, many Chinese speakers may mistakenly assume it means 'shell fruit' due to the characters used.
- The term 百吉圈 is a phonetic loanword where 百吉 mimics the sound of 'bagel' and 圈 means 'circle'. It is more commonly used in certain regions or older texts than the modern 貝果.
- Because the concept of a boiled-then-baked bagel is not traditional in China, many people may mistake 麵包圈 for a fried donut, as both share the same ring shape.
Examples in context
- 请给我一个贝果，谢谢！Please give me a bagel, thank you!
- 请给我一个原味贝果。Please give me a plain bagel.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “bagel” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
