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Chinese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
粉絲
- cellophane noodles; Chinese vermicelli (transparent noodle made from starch)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
粉絲 (“cellophane noodles”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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粉絲
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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粉, 粉絲
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| Taiwan
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粉絲, 冬粉
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| Harbin
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粉絲
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| Yantai (Muping)
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粉絲, 粉絲子
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| Jinan
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細粉條兒, 粉絲
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| Luoyang
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粉絲兒
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| Wanrong
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粉絲
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| Xi'an
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粉絲, 粉絲兒
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| Yinchuan
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粉絲
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| Xining
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粉絲兒
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| Ürümqi
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粉絲兒
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| Wuhan
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線粉, 粉條
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| Chengdu
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粉絲, 粉, 粉條, 條粉
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| Liuzhou
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粉絲
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| Yangzhou
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粉絲, 索粉
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| Nanjing
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粉絲, 索粉
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| Hefei
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粉絲
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| Singapore
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冬粉
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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粉絲
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| Hong Kong
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粉絲
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| Taishan
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細粉
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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細粉
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| Yangjiang
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鬚粉
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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線粉
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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粉絲
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| Yudu
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粉絲
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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粉絲
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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粉絲, 細粉, 細粉絲
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| Xinzhou
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粉絲子
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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粉絲, 山東粉
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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粉絲, 山東粉
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| Matsu
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山東粉
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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冬粉, 粉絲
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| Quanzhou
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冬粉
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| Zhangzhou
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冬粉, 粉仔
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| Taipei
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冬粉
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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冬粉
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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冬粉
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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冬粉, 山東粉
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| Chaozhou
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粉絲
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| Jieyang
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粉條, 粉絲
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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線粉, 粉絲
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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索粉, 線粉
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| Suzhou
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線粉, 索粉 wet
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| Danyang
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索粉
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| Hangzhou
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線粉
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| Ningbo
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線粉
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| Wenzhou
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洋粉
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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湘粉, 粉絲, 南粉, 西粉 less common
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| Shuangfeng
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南粉
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Etymology 2
Through Cantonese, humorous phono-semantic matching of English fans. Doublet of 飯／饭 (fàn).
Pronunciation
Note: fèn-sṳ - imitating Mandarin.
Noun
粉絲
- (informal) fan (e.g. of music, movies, celebrities)
- 我是他的粉絲。／我是他的粉丝。 ― Wǒ shì tā de fěnsī. ― I'm a fan of his.
2022, “腩兄腩弟”, in 黃荷韻, 李文軒 (lyrics), 黃荷韻 (music), 掃地僧, performed by Vyan ft. 李文軒 [Hin Leeh]:
清秀又清瘦時粉絲爭住咀 [Cantonese, trad.]
清秀又清瘦时粉丝争住咀 [Cantonese, simp.]- cing1 sau3 jau6 cing1 sau3 si4 fen1 si2 zaang1 zyu6 zeoi2
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Synonyms
- fan屎 (neologism, slang, humorous, derogatory)
- 愛好家／爱好家 (àihàojiā)
- 愛好者／爱好者 (àihàozhě)
- 業餘者／业余者 (yèyúzhě)
- 番薯 (fānshǔ)
- 發燒友／发烧友 (fāshāoyǒu)
- 迷 (mí) (used as a suffix)
- 飯／饭 (fàn) (neologism, slang)
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Adjective
粉絲
- (Eastern Min, chiefly of fabric) in small, thin pieces
