擔擔麵
See also: 担担面
Chinese[edit]
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a picul (133.33 lbs.); burden; a load; responsibility; to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibilitya picul (133.33 lbs.); burden; a load; responsibility; to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility
flour; noodles trad. (擔擔麵/擔擔麪) 擔 擔 麵/麪 simp. (担担面) 担 担 面

Dandan noodles served in a Sichuan restaurant in Shanghai with the traditional red chili-oil sauce, pork, and scallions
Etymology[edit]
The name refers to a type of carrying pole (dan dan) that was used by walking street vendors who sold the dish to passers-by. The pole was carried over the shoulder, with two baskets containing noodles and sauce attached at either end. The noodles cost almost nothing, and gradually local people came to call them dandan noodles. Literally, the name translates as "noodles carried on a pole," but may be better translated as "peddler's noodles."
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄢˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: danndannmiann
- IPA (key): /ta̠n⁵¹⁻⁵³ ta̠n⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, variant)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄢ ㄉㄢ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dandanmiann
- IPA (key): /ta̠n⁵⁵ ta̠n⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: dan4 dan4-1 mian4
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: dandanmian
- IPA (key): /tan²¹³ tan²¹³⁻⁵⁵ miɛn²¹³/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: daam3 daam3 min6, daam1 daam1 min6
- Yale: daam daam mihn, dāam dāam mihn
- Cantonese Pinyin: daam3 daam3 min6, daam1 daam1 min6
- Guangdong Romanization: dam3 dam3 min6, dam1 dam1 min6
- IPA (key): /tɑːm³³ tɑːm³³ miːn²²/, /tɑːm⁵⁵ tɑːm⁵⁵ miːn²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Noun[edit]
擔擔麵
- dan dan noodles (a type of noodles in Sichuanese cuisine)
- ta-a noodles (a type of noodles found in Tainan, Taiwan)
Synonyms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Japanese: 担々麺 (tantanmen)