biangbiang noodles

English

Biangbiang noodles

The character for "biáng"

Etymology

Partial calque of Mandarin 𰻞𰻞麵／𰻝𰻝面 (biángbiángmiàn).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbi.æŋ ˈbi.æŋ/, /ˈbi.ɑŋ ˈbi.ɑŋ/

Noun

biangbiang noodles pl (plural only)

A type of thick noodle from China's Shaanxi province, said to be named for the sound a noodle makes when slapped against the work surface while being made, and famed for the unusually complex Chinese character used in its name (𰻞／𰻝 (biáng)).

Translations

type of noodle

Chinese:
Mandarin: 𰻞𰻞麵／𰻝𰻝面 (zh) (biángbiángmiàn), 𰻞𰻞兒麵／𰻝𰻝儿面 (zh) (biángbiángrmiàn), 油潑扯麵／油泼扯面 (yóupō chěmiàn)
French: nouilles biang biang
German: Biángbiang-Nudeln
Japanese: ビャンビャン麺 (byanbyan-men)
Korean: 뱡뱡면 (byangbyang-myeon)
Norwegian: biangbiangnudler
Swedish: biangbiangnudlar

Further reading

biangbiang noodles on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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