生煎

Traditional form:

生煎

Pinyin (reading):

shēngjiān

Definitions:

• shengjian, a pan-fried bun filled with meat and juices, a Shanghai specialty

Characters:

• 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth
• 煎 - to fry in fat or oil; to boil in water

Traditional characters:

• 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth
• 煎 - to fry in fat or oil; to boil in water