Translingual[edit]
Han character[edit]
麵 (radical 199, 麥+9, 20 strokes, cangjie input 十弓一田中 (JNMWL) or 十水一田中 (JEMWL), four-corner 41246, composition ⿰麥面 or ⿺麥面)
References[edit]
- KangXi: page 1514, character 7
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 47827
- Dae Jaweon: page 2043, character 15
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4605, character 12
- Unihan data for U+9EB5
Chinese[edit]
Wikipedia has articles on:
- 麵 (Written Standard Chinese?)
- 麪 (Cantonese)
- 麵 (Classical)
- miêng (Min Dong)
- mī (Min Nan)
- 麵 (Wu)
Glyph origin[edit]
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Old Chinese
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| 蝒
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*men
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| 緬
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*menʔ
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| 湎
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*menʔ
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| 愐
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*menʔ
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| 偭
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*menʔ, *mens
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| 勔
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*menʔ
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| 面
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*mens
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| 麵
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*meːns
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *meːns): semantic 麥 (“wheat”) + phonetic 面 (OC *mens). Originally 麪.
Pronunciation[edit]
Note: erhua-ed - “powder”.
Note:
- mī - vernacular;
- biān - literary.
Wu
Xiang
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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麵
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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9100
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Phonetic
component
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面
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Rime
group
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元
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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麫
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Old
Chinese
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/*meːns/
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| Notes
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同麪
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Definitions[edit]
麵
- flour
- 玉米麵 / 玉米面 ― yùmǐmiàn ― corn flour
- 麵粉 / 面粉 ― miànfěn ― flour
- dough
- noodles (Classifier: 碗 m c; 條／条 m c; 個／个 c)
- 湯麵 / 汤面 ― tāngmiàn ― noodles in soup
- (Mainland China) powder
- 藥麵兒 / 药面儿 ― yàomiànr ― medicinal powder
- (Mainland China, dialectal) soft and floury
- 這塊白薯很麵。 / 这块白薯很面。 ― Zhè kuài báishǔ hěn miàn. ― This piece of sweet potato is really soft and floury.
- (Mandarin, colloquial, of a person) weak; timid; indecisive; slow
Synonyms[edit]
Dialectal synonyms of
麵粉 (“(wheat) flour”)
[map]
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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麵粉
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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白麵, 麵
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| Taiwan
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麵粉
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| Harbin
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白麵, 麵
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| Muping
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麵
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| Jinan
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白麵, 麵
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| Luoyang
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白麵, 麵
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| Wanrong
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麵
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| Xi'an
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麵, 麥麵
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| Yinchuan
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麵
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| Lanzhou
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白麵
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| Xining
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白麵, 麵粉
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| Ürümqi
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白麵, 麵
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| Wuhan
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灰麵, 麵粉
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| Chengdu
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灰麵, 麵粉
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| Guiyang
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灰麵
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| Liuzhou
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灰麵, 麵粉
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| Xuzhou
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麵粉, 麵, 白麵
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| Wuhu
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灰麵
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| Yangzhou
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乾麵
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| Nanjing
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乾麵, 麵粉
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| Hefei
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灰麵
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| Singapore
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麵粉
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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麵粉, 灰麵
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| Hong Kong
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麵粉
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| Dongguan
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麵粉
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| Yangjiang
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麵粉
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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灰麵
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| Lichuan
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麵灰
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| Pingxiang
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灰麵
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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麵粉, 麥粉
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| Yudu
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麵粉
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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麵粉
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| Liudui (S. Sixian)
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麵粉
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| Hsinchu (Hailu)
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麵粉
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| Dongshi (Dabu)
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麵粉
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| Hsinchu (Raoping)
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麵粉
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| Yunlin (Zhao'an)
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麵粉
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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灰麵, 麵, 白麵
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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麵, 好麵, 白麵
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| Xinzhou
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麵, 好麵
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| Min Bei
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Jian'ou
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麵灰
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| Min Dong
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Fuzhou
|
麵粉
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| Min Nan
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Xiamen
|
麵粉
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| Quanzhou
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麵粉
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| Zhangzhou
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麵粉
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| Taipei
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麵粉
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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麵粉
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| Kaohsiung
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麵粉
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| Yilan
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麵粉
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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麵粉
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| Taichung
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麵粉
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| Tainan
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麵粉
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| Hsinchu
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麵粉
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| Kinmen
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麵粉
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| Penghu (Magong)
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麵粉
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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麵粉
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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麵粉
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| Chaozhou
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麵粉, 麵灰
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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麵粉
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| Haikou
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麵粉, 麵
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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麵粉
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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麵粉, 乾麵
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| Chongming
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乾麵
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| Suzhou
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麵餑, 麵粉
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| Hangzhou
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麵粉
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| Danyang
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麵白, 麵糏
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| Ningbo
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麵粉
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| Wenzhou
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麵粉, 飛麵
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| Jinhua
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飛麵, 麥粉
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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灰麵
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| Shuangfeng
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灰麵
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| Loudi
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灰麵粉
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Dialectal synonyms of
麵條 (“noodle”)
[map]
| Variety
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Location
|
Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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麵條, 麵
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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麵條兒, 麵
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| Taiwan
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麵條, 麵
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| Harbin
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麵條兒
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| Muping
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麵
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| Jinan
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麵條兒, 麵
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| Luoyang
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麵條兒, 麵
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| Wanrong
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飯
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| Xi'an
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麵
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| Yinchuan
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麵條子, 麵
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| Lanzhou
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麵條子
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| Xining
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麵條兒
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| Ürümqi
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麵條子, 麵
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| Wuhan
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麵, 麵條
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| Chengdu
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麵
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| Guiyang
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麵
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| Liuzhou
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麵條, 麵
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| Xuzhou
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麵條兒, 麵條子
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| Yangzhou
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麵
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| Nanjing
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麵, 麵條
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| Hefei
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麵條, 麵
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| Malaysia
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麵
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| Singapore
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麵
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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麵, 飯
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
|
麵
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| Hong Kong
|
麵
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| Dongguan
|
麵
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| Yangjiang
|
麵
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| Beihai
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麵條
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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麵條
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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麵條
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| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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麵條
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
|
麵
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| Penang (Guangfu)
|
麵
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
|
麵
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
|
麵
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| Móng Cái
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麵條
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| Yangon (Taishan)
|
麵
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| Mandalay (Taishan)
|
麵
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| Gan
|
Nanchang
|
麵
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| Lichuan
|
麵
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| Pingxiang
|
麵
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| Hakka
|
Meixian
|
麵, 麵條
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| Yudu
|
麵
|
| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
|
麵
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| Liudui (S. Sixian)
|
麵
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| Hsinchu (Hailu)
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麵
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| Dongshi (Dabu)
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大麵, 麵
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| Hsinchu (Raoping)
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麵
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| Yunlin (Zhao'an)
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大麵
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
|
麵
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| Jin
|
Taiyuan
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麵條子, 麵條, 麵
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| Xinzhou
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麵條子, 條條子麵, 條子麵, 麵
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| Min Bei
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Jian'ou
|
麵
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| Min Dong
|
Fuzhou
|
麵
|
| Min Nan
|
Xiamen
|
麵
|
| Quanzhou
|
麵
|
| Jinjiang
|
麵
|
| Shishi
|
麵
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| Zhangzhou
|
麵
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| Yilan
|
麵
|
| Penang (Hokkien)
|
麵
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
麵
|
| Manila (Hokkien)
|
麵
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| Chaozhou
|
麵
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| Shantou
|
麵
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| Singapore (Teochew)
|
麵
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| Haikou
|
麵, 麵條
|
| Zhongshan Min
|
Sanxiang
|
麵
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| Southern Pinghua
|
Nanning (Tingzi)
|
麵
|
| Wu
|
Shanghai
|
麵, 麵條
|
| Chongming
|
麵
|
| Suzhou
|
麵
|
| Hangzhou
|
麵
|
| Danyang
|
麵
|
| Ningbo
|
麵
|
| Wenzhou
|
麵
|
| Jinhua
|
麵
|
| Xiang
|
Changsha
|
麵
|
| Shuangfeng
|
麵
|
Compounds[edit]
See also[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → English: mee (via Hokkien or Teochew)
- → Malay: mi (via Hokkien or Teochew)
- → Indonesian: mi (via Hokkien or Teochew)
References[edit]
Japanese[edit]
麵
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 麺)
- flour
- dough
- noodles
Readings[edit]
麵 • (myeon) (hangeul 면)
- wheat flour
- noodles
Vietnamese[edit]
Han character[edit]
麵: Hán Nôm readings: diện, mì, miến
- wheat
- noodles
