longevity noodle

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English

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Etymology

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Calque from Chinese 長壽麵长寿面 (chángshòumiàn)

Noun

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longevity noodle (plural longevity noodles)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) A yi mein noodle of a kind eaten on birthdays in China to celebrate a long life.