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See also: ⿺辶⿳穴⿲月⿱⿲幺言幺⿲长马长刂心⿺辶⿳穴⿲月⿱⿲幺言幺⿲长马长刂心面

The title of this entry appears incorrectly here because of technical limitations. The correct title is 麵.

Chinese

FWOTD – 21 February 2016

trad.	麵
simpl.	面

Biangbiang noodles

The character for "biáng", made up of 56 strokes, is one of the most complex Chinese characters in contemporary usage, although the character is not found in dictionaries and has not yet been added to Unicode.

Alternative forms

(nonstandard) 冰冰麵／冰冰面 (bīngbīngmiàn), 彪彪麵／彪彪面 (biāobiāomiàn)

Etymology

Etymology uncertain. May be onomatopoeic in origin; from the sound of chewing biangbiang noodles or the sound made by the chef when pulling the dough and slapping it on the table.[1]

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): biángbiángmiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: biángbiángmiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: byangbyangmiann
  - IPA ^(key): /pi̯ɑŋ³⁵ pi̯ɑŋ³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: biángbiángrmiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄧㄤˊㄦㄇㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: byangbyanglmiann
  - IPA ^(key): /pi̯ɑŋ³⁵ pjɑ̃ɻ³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

Noun

麵

biangbiang noodles, a type of thick noodle from China's Shaanxi province

Synonyms

兒麵／儿面
油潑扯麵／油泼扯面

References

“China Daily: Biangbiang Shaanxi street food”, in (Please provide the title of the work)‎, accessed 19 November 2012

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[1] “China Daily: Biangbiang Shaanxi street food”, in (Please provide the title of the work)‎, accessed 19 November 2012