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Mantou (traditional Chinese: 饅頭; simplified Chinese: 馒头), often referred to as a Chinese steamed bun, is a white and soft type of steamed bread or bun popular in northern China. Folk etymology connects the name mantou to a tale about Zhuge Liang.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mantou | Alternative names | Chinese steamed bun, Chinese steamed bread | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mantou | Hanyu Pinyin | mántou | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mantou | Hanyu Pinyin | miàntóu | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mantou | Hokkien POJ | bán-thô or bán-thâu | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mantou | Hokkien POJ | mī-thâu | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mantou | IPA | [mǎn.tʰoʊ] ⓘ | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mantou | Jyutping | maan4 tau4 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mantou | Main ingredients | Wheat flour, water, leavening agents | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mantou | Place of origin | China | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mantou | Region or state | East Asia | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mantou | Simplified Chinese | 馒头 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mantou | Simplified Chinese | 面头 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mantou | Traditional Chinese | 饅頭 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mantou | Traditional Chinese | 麵頭 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mantou | Transcriptions | TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinmántouIPA[mǎn.tʰoʊ] ⓘYue: CantoneseJyutpingmaan4 tau4Southern MinHokkien POJbán-thô or bán-thâu | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mantou | Transcriptions | TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinmiàntóuSouthern MinHokkien POJmī-thâu | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mantou | Type | Bread, dim sum | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mantou | is a | older word | 0.90 | text |
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