米粉

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Chinese

rice; metre dust; powder
trad. (米粉)
simp. #(米粉)
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Pronunciation


Noun

米粉

桂林米粉 (Guìlín mǐfěn) (Guilin rice noodle)
  1. rice vermicelli
  2. rice flour
  3. (slang) Xiaomi fan

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
べい
Grade: 2
ふん
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(べい)(ふん) (beifun

  1. rice flour

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
こめ
Grade: 2

Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(こめ)() (komeko

  1. rice flour

See also

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
びー
Grade: 2
ふん
Grade: 5
irregular

From Hokkien 米粉 (bí-hún).

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Pronunciation

Noun

米粉(ビーフン) (bīfun

  1. bee hoon; rice vermicelli

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN