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麵
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面
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Jyutping
min6
Pinyin
miàn
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
flour
noodles
(of food) soft (not crunchy)
(slang) (of a person) ineffectual
spineless
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
flour/noodles/dough
Definitions (Wiktionary)
character, Mandarin, colloquial, of a person
weak; timid; indecisive; slow
character
flour
玉米麵
玉米面
yù mǐ miàn
corn flour
麵粉
面粉
miàn fěn
flour
發麵
发面
fā miàn
to leaven a dough
character, Mainland-China
powder
藥麵兒
药面儿
yào miàn r5
medicinal powder
character
wheat noodles (Classifier: 碗 m c; 條/条 m c; 個/个 c)
湯麵
汤面
tāng miàn
noodles in soup
character, Mainland-China, dialectal
soft and floury
這塊白薯很麵。
这块白薯很面。
zhè kuài bái shǔ hěn miàn .
This piece of sweet potato is really soft and floury.
Definitions (Unihan)
flour, dough, noodles
Cangjie Input - Simplified
MWYL
Cangjie Input - Traditional
JNMWL
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
我們需要麵粉、砂糖和雞蛋來做這個蛋糕。
我们需要面粉、砂糖和鸡蛋来做这个蛋糕。
wǒ men xū yào miàn fěn 、 shā táng hé jī dàn lái zuò zhè ge dàn gāo 。
We need flour, sugar and eggs to make this cake.
Mandarin
麵包是用麵粉和水做的,有時還會加入發酵粉。
面包是用面粉和水做的,有时还会加入发酵粉。
miàn bāo shì yòng miàn fěn hé shuǐ zuò de , yǒu shí hái huì jiā rù fā jiào fěn 。
Bread is made from flour, water, and often yeast.
Mandarin
請你給我一塊麵包。
请你给我一块面包。
qǐng nǐ gěi wǒ yī kuài miàn bāo 。
Please give me a piece of bread.
Mandarin
媽媽買了一條麵包。
妈妈买了一条面包。
mā ma mǎi le yī tiáo miàn bāo 。
My mother bought a loaf of bread.
Mandarin
這個男孩吃麵包。
这个男孩吃面包。
zhè ge nán hái chī miàn bāo 。
The boy eats bread.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
Cantonese
麵包係用麵粉同水做嘅,有時仲會加埋發酵粉。
面包系用面粉同水做嘅,有时仲会加埋发酵粉。
min6 baau1 hai6 jung6 min6 fan2 tung4 seoi2 zou6 ge3 , jau5 si4 zung6 wui5 gaa1 maai4 faat3 haau1 fan2 。
Bread is made from flour, water, and often yeast.
Cantonese
我宵夜食咗公仔麵。
我宵夜食咗公仔面。
ngo5 siu1 je6 sik6 zo2 gung1 zai2 min6 。
I had instant noodles as a midnight snack.
Cantonese
搓麵粉好好玩㗎。
搓面粉好好玩㗎。
co1 min6 fan2 hou3 hou2 waan2 gaa3 。
It's fun to knead dough.
Cantonese
我午餐食咗幾塊麵包同埋一隻烚蛋。
我午餐食咗几块面包同埋一只烚蛋。
ngo5 ng5 caan1 sik6 zo2 gei2 faai3 min6 baau1 tung4 maai4 jat1 zek3 hap6 daan2 。
I ate some bread and a boiled egg for lunch.
Cantonese
我阿媽每朝都會焗麵包食。
我阿妈每朝都会焗面包食。
ngo5 aa3 maa1 mui5 ziu1 dou1 wui2 guk6 min6 baau1 sik6 。
My mother bakes bread every morning.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
捱麵包
挨面包
ngaai4 min6 baau1
to eat cheap bread in order to save money
Examples (Wiktionary)
Cantonese
伊麵底
伊面底
ji1 min6 dai2
e-fu noodles as the base (e.g., for lobster)
Mandarin
下麵條
下面条
xià miàn tiáo
to put noodles into boiling water
Mandarin
白麵兒
白面儿
bái miàn r5
heroin
Mandarin
麵包
面包
miàn bāo
bread
Mandarin
麵團
面团
miàn tuán
dough