炊餅

Chinese

		dress food; to steam; to cook food	round flat cake; cookie; cake round flat cake; cookie; cake; pastry
trad. (炊餅)		炊	餅
simp. (炊饼)		炊	饼

Etymology

Changed from 蒸餅／蒸饼 (zhēngbǐng ) to avoid the naming taboo of Emperor Renzong of Song (personal name Zhao Zhen 禎／祯 (zhēn)).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chuībǐng

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟ ㄅㄧㄥˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chuībǐng
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟ ㄅㄧㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chueibǐng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻui¹-ping³
    • Yale: chwēi-bǐng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chueibiing
    • Palladius: чуйбин (čujbin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

炊餅

1. (obsolete) mantou

   武大每日自挑擔兒出去賣炊餅，到晚方歸。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
   武大每日自挑担儿出去卖炊饼，到晚方归。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

   From: The Plum in the Golden Vase, circa 1610 CE

   Wǔdà měirì zì tiǎodānr chūqù mài chuībǐng, dào wǎn fāng guī. [Pinyin]

   Wu the Elder would go out every day with a carrying pole to sell mantou, and only return in the evening.