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米线
mǐxiàn
Description
米线是用大米做成的白色细面条，在中国南方很受欢迎。
米线 are thin white noodles made from rice, very popular in southern China.
云南的过桥米线特别有名，很多人喜欢吃。
Yunnan's 'guoqiao' 米线 are especially famous and loved by many people.
Meanings
米线mǐxiàn
rice noodles made from rice
我中午吃了一碗米线。
I ate a bowl of rice noodles at noon.
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Notes
- Etymology
米 (rice) + 线 (thread/line), literally "rice threads," describing the thin noodle shape.
- Nuance
米线 are typically round and thicker; 米粉 are often thinner and flatter.
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