Jiaozi
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noun.
A
Chinese
crescent
-shaped
dumpling
filled with a minced
stuffing
and steamed, boiled or fried; the Chinese equivalent of the Japanese
gyoza
.
Word Usage
"The word jiaozi literally refers to the transition between two years at midnight."
cross-reference
Pinyin
baozi
gyoza
mantou
pelmeni
suggests
jiao