包子

bao (steamed stuffed bun) / CL:個|个[ge4]

surname Bao

to cover / to wrap / to hold / to include / to take charge of / to contract (to or for) / package / wrapper / container / bag / to hold or embrace / bundle / packet / CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]

son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / sub-

(noun suffix)

country bumpkin / boor / unsophisticated country person (humble, applied to oneself) / burial mound

quick-tempered person

lit. to fling a meat bun at a dog (idiom) / fig. to flush (one's money or efforts) down the toilet / to kiss sth goodbye

steamed bun stuffed with vegetables / (fig.) useless person / a good-for-nothing

a book is not judged by its cover (idiom)