Etymology

From the Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 小籠包 ‎(xiǎolóngbāo, literally “little-basket dumpling”).

Pronunciation

• Properly, IPA^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹.lʊŋ³⁵.pɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Informally often atonal
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈʃaʊlɒŋbaʊ/
  • (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈʃaʊlɔŋbaʊ/ or IPA^(key): /ʃaʊlɔŋˈbaʊ/, shao-long-bao