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Bāozi Tǔ 土包子 Adjective Noun Explanation Term 包子

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土包子
tǔ bāozi
Ответ Someone who is tǔ. (Tǔ is an adjective while tǔ bāozi is a noun.) One explanation for this term is that 包子 bāozi (a steamed, breadlike bun with meat or vegetable filling) is a common food in poor, rural areas, and so tǔ bāozi indicates that the person comes from the countryside.

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