馄饨汤
húntun tāng
馄饨汤 (húntun tāng) is the Chinese phrase for wonton soup.
馄饨汤 refers to a dish consisting of dumplings in a clear broth.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 馄饨 (húntun), meaning 'wonton' and 汤 (tāng), meaning 'soup'.
How do you pronounce it?
húntun tāng
Did you know?
- The traditional belief that 馄饨 resemble human ears led to the custom of eating them during the Winter Solstice to keep one's ears warm and ward off the cold.
- The term 馄饨 (húntun) has a playful phonetic connection to the concept of 'chaos' or 'confusion' in Chinese folklore.
- In Cantonese-speaking areas, the dish is often called 云吞汤 (wântāntāng) instead of the Mandarin 馄饨汤, making the words for 'wonton' sound completely different.
Examples in context
- 不好意思，我想要一碗馄饨汤，谢谢。Excuse me, I would like to have a bowl of wonton soup, please.
- 这家店的馄饨汤很好吃。Zhè jiā diàn de húntun tāng hěn hǎochī.The wonton soup at this shop is delicious.
- 我们要不要点一份馄饨汤？Wǒmen yào bù yào diǎn yī fèn húntun tāng?Should we order a portion of wonton soup?
Example conversation
Two friends are deciding what to order at a restaurant.
- 俊杰 Junjie佳怡，你想吃什么？Jiāyí, nǐ xiǎng chī shénme?Jiayi, what do you want to eat?
- 佳怡 Jiayi我想点一份馄饨汤。Wǒ xiǎng diǎn yī fèn húntun tāng.I want to order a wonton soup.
- 俊杰 Junjie那我也点一份吧。Nà wǒ yě diǎn yī fèn ba.Then I will order one too.
- 佳怡 Jiayi好，我们一起点。Hǎo, wǒmen yīqǐ diǎn.Okay, let's order together.
