jiaozi

Definitions

noun A Chinese crescent-shaped dumpling filled with a minced stuffing and steamed, boiled or fried; the Chinese equivalent of the Japanese gyoza.

Mandarin Mandarin trad. 餃子, simpl. 饺子 (pinyin: jiǎozi)

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The word jiaozi literally refers to the transition between two years at midnight.

My Sinchew - 2009
CARROLL (voice-over): An undercover investigation in a Beijing neighborhood reveals yet another problem with a Chinese product -- this time, dumplings called jiaozi (ph).

CNN Transcript Jul 12, 2007 2007
P: During the spring festival, people in the north of China like to make and eat "jiaozi".

unknown title 2009
P: During the spring festival, people in the north of China like to make and eat "jiaozi".

unknown title 2009
P: During the spring festival, people in the north of China like to make and eat "jiaozi".

unknown title 2009
"I ate many traditional Chinese dishes at the Ditan Temple fair, such as jiaozi

My Sinchew - 2009
And they all eat Pierogis, emPanadas, momo, jiaozi (Potstickers) and Hot Pockets.

Scott Roeder’s Murder Trial and Pierogis « Biodork 2010
And they all eat Pierogis, emPanadas, momo, jiaozi (Potstickers) and Hot Pockets.

2010 January « Biodork 2010
Back home, we started in on the jiaozi, which I had naively thought would be the easiest dish to make.

Taking on the Local Cuisine 2008
Yesterday I grabbed some baozi and jiaozi for lunch... tasty, as far as I know, cardboard-free.

gan_bei: Alive and well! gan_bei 2007