擔擔麵

See also: 担担面

Chinese

		a picul (133.33 lbs.); burden; a load a picul (133.33 lbs.); burden; a load; responsibility; to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility	a picul (133.33 lbs.); burden; a load a 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

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

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): dàndànmiàn, dāndānmiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄢˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ, ㄉㄢ ㄉㄢ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

  (Chengdu, SP): dan⁴ dan^4-1 mian⁴

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daam³ daam³ min⁶, daam¹ daam¹ min⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: dàndànmiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄢˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: danndannmiann
    • IPA ^(key): /ta̠n⁵¹⁻⁵³ ta̠n⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant)⁺
    • Pinyin: dāndānmiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄢ ㄉㄢ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dandanmiann
    • IPA ^(key): /ta̠n⁵⁵ ta̠n⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: dan⁴ dan^4-1 mian⁴
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: dandanmian
    • IPA ^(key): /tan²¹³ tan²¹³⁻⁵⁵ miɛn²¹³/
• 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/

Noun

擔擔麵

1. dan dan noodles (a type of noodles in Sichuanese cuisine)
2. ta-a noodles (a type of noodles found in Tainan, Taiwan)

Synonyms

• (ta-a noodles): 擔仔麵／担仔面 (dànzǐmiàn)

Descendants

• Japanese: 担 (たん)々 (たん)麺 (めん) (tantanmen)