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Traditional	麵
Shinjitai	麺
Simplified	面

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trad.		麵/麪
simp.		面^*
2nd round simp.		𫩑
alternative forms		麺麫／面糆𪋽

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麵 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
麪 (Cantonese)
麵 (Classical)
miêng (Eastern Min)
mī (Southern Min)
麵 (Wu)

Glyph origin

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Historical forms of the character 麵
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

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	Old Chinese
蝒	*men
緬	*menʔ
湎	*menʔ
愐	*menʔ
偭	menʔ, mens
勔	*menʔ
面	*mens
麵	*meːns

Characters in the same phonetic series (面) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *meːns): semantic 麥 (“wheat”) + phonetic 面 (OC *mens). Originally 麪.

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character	麵
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	先 (85)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	莫甸切
Baxter	menH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/men^H/
Pan Wuyun	/men^H/
Shao Rongfen	/mɛn^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/mɛn^H/
Li Rong	/men^H/
Wang Li	/mien^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/mien^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	miàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	min⁶

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Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	麵
Reading #	1/1
No.	9100
Phonetic component	面
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	麫
Old Chinese	/*meːns/
Notes	同麪

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): miàn (mian⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄢˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): mian⁴

(Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): miān

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): miēn

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): мян (mi͡an, III)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): min⁶

(Dongguan, Jyutping++): min³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): men⁵

(Yangjiang, Jyutping++): min⁶
Gan (Wiktionary): mien⁵
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): mien

(Hailu, HRS): mien^˖

(Meixian, Guangdong): miên⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): mie³
Northern Min (KCR): mīng
Eastern Min (BUC): miêng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ming⁵ / meng⁵
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): mī / biān

(Teochew, Peng'im): min⁷

(Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): mi¹ / mieng⁷
Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): min⁶
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁶mi / ⁶mie / ⁶mien
- (Jinhua): ⁶mie
Xiang
(Changsha, Wiktionary): mienn⁵

(Loudi, Wiktionary): minn⁵

(Hengyang, Wiktionary): mien⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: miàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: miàn
  - Wade–Giles: mien⁴
  - Yale: myàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miann
  - Palladius: мянь (mjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (麵兒 / 面儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: miànr
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: miànr
  - Wade–Giles: mien⁴-ʼrh
  - Yale: myànr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miall
  - Palladius: мяньр (mjanʹr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɑɻ⁵¹/

Note: erhua-ed - “powder”.

- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: mian⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: mian
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /miɛn²¹³/
- (Xi'an)
  - Guanzhong Pinyin: miān
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /miã⁵⁵/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: miēn
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): mien⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /miẽ⁴⁴/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: мян (mi͡an, III)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /miæ̃⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: min⁶
  - Yale: mihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: min⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: min⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /miːn²²/
- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
  - Jyutping++: min³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /min³²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: men⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵐben³²/
- (Yangjiang Yue, Jiangcheng)
  - Jyutping++: min⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /min⁵⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: mien⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /miɛn¹¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mien
  - Hakka Romanization System: mien
  - Hagfa Pinyim: mian⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /mi̯en⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: mien^˖
  - Sinological IPA: /mien³³/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: miên⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /miɛn⁵³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: mie³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /mie⁴⁵/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: mīng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: miêng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /miɛŋ²⁴²/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ming⁵
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: mīng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ²¹/
- (Putian, Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: meng⁵
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: mēng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɛŋ²¹/

Note:

ming5 - vernacular;
meng5 - literary.

Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mī / biān
  - Tâi-lô: mī / biān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: mi, bien
  - IPA (Xiamen): /mĩ²²/, /biɛn²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /mĩ⁴¹/, /biɛn⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /mĩ²²/, /biɛn²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /mĩ³³/, /biɛn³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /mĩ³³/, /biɛn³³/

Note:

mī - vernacular;
biān - literary.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: min⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: mīⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mĩ¹¹/
- (Leizhou)
  - Leizhou Pinyin: mi¹ / mieng⁷
  - Sinological IPA: /mi³⁵/, /mieŋ⁵⁵/

Note:

mi1 - vernacular;
mieng7 - literary.

Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
  - Jyutping++: min⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /min²²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai, Songjiang, Ningbo)
  - Wugniu: ⁶mi
  - MiniDict: mi^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³mi
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /mi²³/
  - Sinological IPA (Songjiang): /mi¹³/
  - Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /mi¹¹³/
- (Northern: Jiading, Chongming, Suzhou, Kunshan, Changzhou, Jiaxing)
  - Wugniu: ⁶mie
  - MiniDict: mie^去
  - Sinological IPA (Jiading): /mɪ¹³/
  - Sinological IPA (Chongming): /ɦmie³¹³/
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /mɪ²³¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Kunshan): /mɪ²¹³/
  - Sinological IPA (Changzhou): /mɪ²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /mie¹¹³/
- (Northern: Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Zhoushan)
  - Wugniu: ⁶mien
  - MiniDict: mien^去
  - Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /miẽ̞¹¹³/
  - Sinological IPA (Shaoxing): /miẽ¹¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhoushan): /mĩ¹³/
- (Jinhua)
  - Wugniu: ⁶mie
  - Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /mie¹⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: mienn⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi̯ẽ²¹/
- (Loudi)
  - Wiktionary: minn⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mĩ¹¹/
- (Hengyang)
  - Wiktionary: mien⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɛn²¹³/

Middle Chinese: menH

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*meːns/

Definitions

麵

flour
玉米麵／玉米面 ― yùmǐmiàn ― corn flour

麵粉／面粉 ― miànfěn ― flour

發麵／发面 ― fāmiàn ― to leaven a dough
wheat noodles (Classifier: 碗 m c; 條／条 m c; 個／个 c)
湯麵／汤面 ― tāngmiàn ― noodles in soup
(Mainland China) powder
藥麵兒／药面儿 ― yàomiànr ― medicinal powder
(Mainland China, dialectal) soft and floury; mealy
這塊白薯很麵。／这块白薯很面。 ― Zhè kuài báishǔ hěn miàn. ― This piece of sweet potato is really mealy.
(Mandarin, colloquial, of a person) weak; timid; indecisive; slow

Synonyms

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Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		粉
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	麵兒
Northeastern Mandarin	Singapore	粉
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	麵兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	麵麵兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	麵麵, 麵子, 粉粉
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	粉子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	粉子, 粉
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	粉
Cantonese	Guangzhou	粉
	Hong Kong	粉
	Yangjiang	粉
	Singapore (Guangfu)	粉
Gan	Nanchang	粉
Hakka	Meixian	粉
Jin	Taiyuan	麵麵
Northern Min	Jian'ou	粉
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	粉粉
Southern Min	Xiamen	粉
	Singapore (Hokkien)	粉
	Manila (Hokkien)	粉
	Chaozhou	粉
	Singapore (Teochew)	粉
Wu	Shanghai	粉
	Suzhou	粉
	Wenzhou	粉
Xiang	Changsha	粉子
Xiang	Shuangfeng	粉子

Dialectal synonyms of 粉 (“powder”) [map]

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Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		麵粉, 小麥粉, 粉
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	白麵, 麵
	Taiwan	麵粉
	Chengde	白麵
	Chifeng	白麵, 麵
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	白麵
	Heihe	麵粉, 白麵, 麵
	Qiqihar	白麵, 麵
	Harbin	麵粉, 白麵, 麵
	Jiamusi	麵粉, 白麵
	Baicheng	麵粉, 麵
	Changchun	麵
	Tonghua	白麵
	Shenyang	麵粉, 白麵, 麵
	Jinzhou	麵粉, 白麵, 麵
	Singapore	麵粉
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	白麵
	Tangshan	麵粉, 白麵, 麵
	Cangzhou	麵
	Baoding	白麵, 麵
	Shijiazhuang	白麵
	Lijin	麵, 麵子
	Jinan	白麵, 麵
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	白麵
	Dandong	麵粉, 白麵, 麵
	Yantai	麵
	Yantai (Muping)	麵
	Qingdao	白麵, 麵
	Zhucheng	麵
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	白麵, 麵
	Lingbao	麥麵, 白麵
	Jining	麵
	Wanrong	麵
	Linfen	白麵
	Shangqiu	麵粉, 白麵
	Yuanyang	麵粉, 麵
	Zhengzhou	麵, 好麵
	Xinyang	麵
	Baihe	麵粉, 白麵, 灰麵, 麵
	Xi'an	麵, 麥麵, 麵粉, 白麵
	Baoji	白麵, 好麵, 麵
	Tianshui	麵
	Xining	白麵, 麵粉
	Xuzhou	麵粉, 麵, 白麵
	Fuyang	白麵, 麵
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	麵, 白麵
	Lanzhou	白麵, 麵粉
	Dunhuang	麵
	Hami	白麵
	Ürümqi	白麵, 麵
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	灰麵, 麵粉
	Nanchong	灰麵, 麵粉
	Dazhou	灰麵
	Hanyuan	灰麵
	Xichang	灰麵
	Zigong	灰麵
	Chongqing	灰麵
	Wuhan	灰麵, 麵粉
	Yichang	麵
	Xiangyang	麵粉, 灰麵
	Tianmen	麵粉, 白粉, 灰麵
	Guiyang	灰麵
	Zunyi	灰麵
	Bijie	灰麵
	Liping	灰麵
	Zhaotong	灰麵
	Dali	麵
	Kunming	麵粉, 白麵, 灰麵, 麵
	Mengzi	灰麵
	Guilin	灰麵, 麵粉
	Liuzhou	灰麵, 麵粉
	Jishou	灰麵
	Changde	灰麵
	Hanzhong	麵粉, 白麵, 灰麵, 麵
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	乾麵, 麵粉
	Yangzhou	乾麵, 麵粉
	Lianyungang	白麵, 乾麵
	Lianshui	乾麵, 麵
	Nantong	乾麵
	Anqing	麵粉
	Wuhu	灰麵
	Hefei	灰麵, 麵粉
	Hong'an	小麥粉子, 灰麵粉子, 粉子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	麵粉, 灰麵
	Hong Kong	麵粉
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	麵粉
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	麵粉
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	麵粉
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	麵粉
	Macau	麵粉
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	麵粉
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	麵粉
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	麵粉
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	麵粉
	Foshan	麵粉
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	麵粉
	Foshan (Shunde)	麵粉
	Foshan (Sanshui)	麵粉
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	麵粉
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	麵粉
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	麵粉
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	麵粉
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	麵粉
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	麵粉
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	麵粉
	Taishan	麵粉
	Kaiping (Chikan)	麵粉
	Enping (Niujiang)	麵粉
	Heshan (Yayao)	麵粉
	Dongguan	麵粉
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	麵粉
	Qingyuan	麵粉
	Fogang	麵粉
	Yingde (Hanguang)	麥粉
	Yangshan	麵粉
	Lianshan (Butian)	麵粉
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	麵粉
	Shaoguan	麵粉
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	麵粉
	Renhua	麵粉
	Lechang	麵粉
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	麵粉
	Sihui	麵粉
	Guangning	麵粉
	Deqing	麵粉
	Huaiji	麵粉
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	麵粉
	Yunfu	穀麥粉
	Xinxing	麵粉
	Luoding	麵粉
	Yunan (Pingtai)	麵粉
	Yangjiang	麵粉
Gan	Nanchang	灰麵
	Pengze	麵粉
	Lichuan	麵灰
	Pingxiang	灰麵
Hakka	Meixian	麵粉, 麥粉
	Dabu (Xihe)	麵粉
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	麵粉
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	麵粉
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	麵粉
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	麵粉
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	麵粉
	Raoping (Xinfeng)	麵灰
	Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)	麵灰
	Yudu	麵粉
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	麵粉
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	麵粉
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	麵粉
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	麵粉
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	麵粉
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	麵粉
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	麵粉
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	麵粉
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	麵粉
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	麵粉
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	麵粉
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	麵粉
	Hong Kong	麵粉
	Sabah (Longchuan)	麵粉
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	麵粉
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	麵粉
	Singkawang	麵粉
Huizhou	Jixi	灰麵, 麵, 白麵
Huizhou	Shexian	灰麵
Jin	Taiyuan	麵, 好麵, 白麵
	Taiyuan (Jiancaoping)	好麵
	Taiyuan (Jinyuan)	好麵
	Pingyao	好麵
	Yangyuan	麵粉, 白麵
	Datong	白麵
	Xinzhou	麵, 白麵, 好麵
	Lüliang (Lishi)	白麵, 好麵
	Changzhi	麵
	Linhe	白麵, 麵
	Jining	白麵
	Hohhot	白麵
	Erenhot	白麵
	Pingshan	白麵
	Zhangjiakou	白麵
	Handan	麵粉, 白麵
	Linzhou	麵粉, 白麵
	Suide	白麵, 麵
	Shenmu	白麵, 麵
Northern Min	Jian'ou	麵灰
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	麵粉
Eastern Min	Fuqing	麵粉
Southern Min	Xiamen	麵粉
	Quanzhou	麵粉
	Zhangzhou	麵粉
	Zhao'an	麵粉
	Taipei	麵粉
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	麵粉
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	麵粉
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	麵粉
	Kaohsiung	麵粉
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	麵粉
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	麵粉
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	麵粉
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	麵粉
	Yilan	麵粉
	Yilan (Luodong)	麵粉
	Yilan (Toucheng)	麵粉
	Changhua (Lukang)	麵粉
	Changhua (Yongjing)	麵粉
	Taichung	麵粉
	Tainan	麵粉
	Tainan (Anping)	麵粉
	Hsinchu	麵粉
	Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)	麵粉
	Kinmen	麵粉
	Kinmen (Jinsha)	麵粉
	Penghu (Magong)	麵粉
	Penghu (Xiyu)	麵粉
	Singapore (Hokkien)	麵粉
	Manila (Hokkien)	麵粉
	Zhangping	麵粉
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	麵粉, 麵
	Datian	麵粉
	Chaozhou	麵粉, 麵灰
	Jieyang	麵粞, 麥粞, 麥粉
	Haifeng	麵粉, 麵
	Singapore (Teochew)	麵粉
	Haikou	麵粉, 麵
Puxian Min	Putian	麵末
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	麵末, 麵粉
	Xianyou	麵末
Central Min	Yong'an	麵粉
Shaojiang Min	Shaowu	麵灰
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	麵粉
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	麵粉
Wu	Shanghai	麵粉, 乾麵
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	漿麵, 麵粉
	Shanghai (Jiading)	乾麵
	Shanghai (Chongming)	乾麵
	Suzhou	麵餑, 麵粉
	Danyang	麵白, 麵糏
	Hangzhou	麵粉
	Ningbo	麵粉
	Wenzhou	麵粉, 飛麵
	Jinhua	飛麵, 麥粉
Xiang	Changsha	灰麵
	Loudi	灰麵粉
	Shuangfeng	灰麵
	Hengyang	灰麵

Dialectal synonyms of 麵粉 (“(wheat) flour”) [map]

More information Variety, Location ...

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		麵條, 麵
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	麵條兒, 麵
	Taiwan	麵條, 麵
	Chengde	麵條兒
	Chifeng	麵條兒
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	麵條兒
	Heihe	麵條兒
	Qiqihar	麵條兒, 麵條子
	Harbin	麵條兒
	Jiamusi	麵條兒, 麵條子
	Baicheng	麵條兒, 麵條子
	Changchun	麵條子
	Tonghua	麵條
	Shenyang	麵條兒, 麵條子, 麵
	Jinzhou	麵條兒, 麵條子, 麵
	Malaysia	麵
	Singapore	麵
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	麵條兒, 麵
	Tangshan	麵條兒
	Cangzhou	麵條兒
	Baoding	麵條兒
	Shijiazhuang	麵條兒
	Lijin	麵條兒
	Jinan	麵條兒, 麵
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	麵條兒
	Dandong	麵條兒, 麵
	Yantai	麵條兒, 麵條子, 麵
	Yantai (Muping)	麵
	Qingdao	麵條兒
	Zhucheng	麵條兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	麵條兒, 麵
	Lingbao	麵
	Jining	麵條兒
	Wanrong	飯
	Linfen	旗子
	Shangqiu	麵條兒, 麵條子
	Yuanyang	麵條兒, 麵
	Zhengzhou	麵條兒
	Xinyang	麵條兒
	Baihe	麵條兒, 麵
	Xi'an	麵條兒, 麵條子, 麵
	Baoji	麵條兒, 麵
	Tianshui	麵條
	Xining	麵條兒
	Xuzhou	麵條兒, 麵條子
	Fuyang	麵條子
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	麵, 飯
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	麵條子, 麵
	Lanzhou	麵條子, 麵條兒
	Dunhuang	麵條子
	Hami	麵條子
	Ürümqi	麵條子, 麵
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	麵
	Nanchong	麵
	Dazhou	麵
	Hanyuan	麵
	Xichang	麵條
	Zigong	麵
	Chongqing	麵, 水麵
	Wuhan	麵, 麵條
	Yichang	麵條
	Xiangyang	麵條兒
	Tianmen	麵條, 麵
	Guiyang	麵條, 麵
	Zunyi	麵條, 麵
	Bijie	麵
	Liping	麵
	Zhaotong	麵
	Dali	麵條
	Kunming	麵條
	Mengzi	麵
	Guilin	麵
	Liuzhou	麵條, 麵
	Jishou	麵
	Changde	麵條
	Hanzhong	麵條, 機麵
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	麵, 麵條
	Yangzhou	麵, 麵條
	Lianyungang	麵條, 麵條子
	Lianshui	麵
	Nantong	麵
	Anqing	麵條, 麵
	Wuhu	麵條, 麵
	Hefei	麵條, 麵
	Hong'an	麵條, 麵
Cantonese	Guangzhou	麵
	Hong Kong	麵
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	麵
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	麵
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	麵
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	麵
	Macau	麵
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	麵
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	麵
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	麵
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	麵
	Foshan	麵
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	麵
	Foshan (Shunde)	麵
	Foshan (Sanshui)	麵
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	麵
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	麵
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	麵
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	麵
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	麵
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	麵
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	麵
	Taishan	麵
	Kaiping (Chikan)	麵
	Enping (Niujiang)	麵
	Heshan (Yayao)	麵
	Dongguan	麵
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	麵
	Qingyuan	麵
	Fogang	麵條
	Yingde (Hanguang)	麵
	Yangshan	麵條
	Lianshan (Butian)	麵條
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	麵條
	Shaoguan	麵, 麵條
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	麵
	Renhua	麵條
	Lechang	麵條
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	麵
	Sihui	麵條
	Guangning	麵
	Deqing	麵, 麵條
	Huaiji	麵
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	麵
	Yunfu	麵
	Xinxing	麵條
	Luoding	麵
	Yunan (Pingtai)	麵
	Yangjiang	麵
	Beihai	麵條
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	麵條
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	麵條
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	麵條
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	麵
	Penang (Guangfu)	麵
	Singapore (Guangfu)	麵
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	麵
	Móng Cái	麵條
	Yangon (Taishan)	麵
	Mandalay (Taishan)	麵
Gan	Nanchang	麵
	Pengze	麵
	Lichuan	麵
	Pingxiang	麵
Hakka	Meixian	麵, 麵條
	Dabu (Xihe)	麵
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	麵條
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	麵
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	麵條
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	麵
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	麵
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	麵
	Wuhua (Changbu)	麵
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	麵
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	麵條, 麵
	Jiexi	麵條
	Luhe	麵條
	Nanjing (Meilin)	麵
	Nanjing (Tianluokeng, Shuyang)	麵
	Changting	切麵
	Longyan (Yongding)	麵
	Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)	麵, 麵條
	Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)	麵條
	Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)	麵條
	Wuping (Zhongshan)	麵
	Liancheng (Peitian)	麵
	Liancheng (Juxi)	麵
	Liancheng (Zhongbao)	麵
	Liancheng (Laiyuan)	麵
	Yudu	麵
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	麵
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	麵
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	麵
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	麵
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	麵
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	麵
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	麵
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	麵
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	大麵, 麵
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	麵
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	麵
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	大麵
	Hong Kong	麵
	Sabah (Longchuan)	麵條
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	麵條
	Singkawang	麵
	Bangkok (Meixian)	麵
	Bangkok (Fengshun)	麵條
Huizhou	Jixi	麵
Huizhou	Shexian	麵
Jin	Taiyuan	麵條子, 麵條, 麵
	Taiyuan (Jiancaoping)	麵條, 切條子
	Taiyuan (Jinyuan)	秸秸
	Pingyao	擀麵
	Yangyuan	麵條兒, 麵條子, 麵
	Datong	麵條兒
	Xinzhou	麵條子, 條條子麵, 條子麵, 麵
	Lüliang (Lishi)	麵條兒, 好麵旗旗
	Changzhi	麵條子
	Linhe	麵條兒, 麵條子
	Jining	麵條兒
	Hohhot	麵條兒
	Erenhot	麵條子
	Pingshan	麵條兒, 麵條子, 麵
	Zhangjiakou	麵條兒
	Handan	麵條兒, 麵條子
	Linzhou	麵條兒
	Suide	麵
	Shenmu	麵條兒, 麵條子, 麵
Northern Min	Jian'ou	麵
Northern Min	Wuyishan	切麵
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	麵
Eastern Min	Fuqing	麵
Southern Min	Xiamen	麵, 麵條
	Quanzhou	麵
	Jinjiang	大麵, 麵
	Shishi	麵
	Yongchun	麵奇
	Zhangzhou	麵
	Zhao'an	麵
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	麵
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	大麵
	Kaohsiung	麵
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	麵
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	麵
	Yilan (Luodong)	麵
	Yilan (Toucheng)	麵
	Changhua (Yongjing)	麵
	Tainan (Anping)	麵
	Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)	麵
	Kinmen (Jinsha)	麵條
	Penghu (Xiyu)	麵
	Penang (Hokkien)	麵
	Singapore (Hokkien)	麵
	Manila (Hokkien)	麵
	Zhangping	麵
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	麵
	Datian	水麵
	Chaozhou	麵
	Shantou	麵
	Jieyang	麵
	Haifeng	麵, 麵條
	Singapore (Teochew)	麵
	Haikou	麵, 麵條
Puxian Min	Putian	拍麵
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	拍麵
	Xianyou	拍麵
Central Min	Yong'an	麵
Shaojiang Min	Shaowu	麵
Shaojiang Min	Jiangle	麵
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	麵
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	麵
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	麵
Wu	Shanghai	麵, 麵條
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	麵
	Shanghai (Jiading)	麵, 麵條, 摜鼻頭
	Shanghai (Chongming)	麵
	Suzhou	麵
	Danyang	麵
	Hangzhou	麵
	Ningbo	麵
	Wenzhou	麵
	Jinhua	麵
Xiang	Changsha	麵
	Shuangfeng	麵
	Hengyang	麵條

Dialectal synonyms of 麵條 (“noodle”) [map]

Compounds

一鍋麵 / 一锅面
下麵 / 下面 (xiàmiàn)
中筋麵粉 / 中筋面粉 (zhōngjīn miànfěn)
乾麵 / 干面 (gānmiàn)
伊府麵 / 伊府面 (yīfǔmiàn)
伊麵 / 伊面 (yīmiàn)
低筋麵粉 / 低筋面粉 (dījīn miànfěn)
光麵 / 光面 (guāngmiàn)
兩頭白麵 / 两头白面
公仔麵 / 公仔面 (gōngzǎimiàn)
冰冰麵 / 冰冰面 (bīngbīngmiàn)
冷麵 / 冷面 (lěngmiàn)
刀削麵 / 刀削面 (dāoxiāomiàn)
切麵 / 切面 (qiēmiàn)
削麵 / 削面 (xiāomiàn)
千層麵 / 千层面 (qiāncéngmiàn)
即食麵 / 即食面 (jíshímiàn)
吃板刀麵 / 吃板刀面
吃辣麵 / 吃辣面
和麵 / 和面
培根蛋麵 / 培根蛋面 (péigēndànmiàn)
壯麵 / 壮面
壽麵 / 寿面 (shòumiàn)
大滷麵 / 大卤面 (dàlǔmiàn)
小米麵 / 小米面
就湯下麵 / 就汤下面
廣東炒麵 / 广东炒面
快速麵 / 快速面
意大利麵 / 意大利面 (yìdàlìmiàn)
扯麵 / 扯面
拌麵 / 拌面 (bànmiàn)
拉麵 / 拉面 (lāmiàn)
捏麵人 / 捏面人
捵麵 / 捵面
掛麵 / 挂面 (guàmiàn)
搋麵 / 搋面
撈麵 / 捞面 (lāomiàn)
擔仔麵 / 担仔面 (dànzǎimiàn)
擔擔麵 / 担担面
擀麵 / 擀面 (gǎnmiàn)
擀麵杖 / 擀面杖 (gǎnmiànzhàng)
擀麵棍 / 擀面棍 (gǎnmiàngùn)
方便麵 / 方便面 (fāngbiànmiàn)
杯麵 / 杯面 (bēimiàn)
棒子麵 / 棒子面 (bàngzimiàn)
死麵 / 死面 (sǐmiàn)
水麵 / 水面
油茶麵兒 / 油茶面儿
油麵 / 油面 (yóumiàn)
泡麵 / 泡面 (pàomiàn)
泡麵哲學 / 泡面哲学
泡麵市場 / 泡面市场
洋麵 / 洋面
清湯掛麵 / 清汤挂面
涼麵 / 凉面 (liángmiàn)
湯麵 / 汤面 (tāngmiàn)
溲麵 / 溲面
炒麵 / 炒面 (chǎomiàn)
炒麵塊子 / 炒面块子
炸醬麵 / 炸酱面 (zhájiàngmiàn)
烤麵包機 / 烤面包机 (kǎomiànbāojī)
烏龍麵 / 乌龙面 (wūlóngmiàn)
熱乾麵 / 热干面 (règānmiàn)
燙麵 / 烫面
牛肉麵 / 牛肉面 (niúròumiàn)
甜水麵 / 甜水面
甜麵醬 / 甜面酱 (tiánmiànjiàng)
生力麵 / 生力面
發麵 / 发面 (fāmiàn)
白粉麵 / 白粉面
白麵 / 白面 (báimiàn)
硬麵 / 硬面
簳麵杖 / 簳面杖
索麵 / 索面
茶麵子 / 茶面子
蔥油拌麵 / 葱油拌面
蕎麥麵 / 荞麦面 (qiáomàimiàn)
藥麵兒 / 药面儿 (yàomiànr)
彪彪麵 / 彪彪面 (biāobiāomiàn)
蚵仔麵線 / 蚵仔面线 (ézǐ miànxiàn)
豬腳麵線 / 猪脚面线
趕麵棍 / 赶面棍
通心麵 / 通心面
速食麵 / 速食面 (sùshímiàn)
過水麵 / 过水面
𰻞𰻞麵 / 𰻝𰻝面 (biángbiángmiàn)
醡醬麵 / 醡酱面 (zhàjiàngmiàn)
重羅麵 / 重罗面
長壽麵 / 长寿面 (chángshòumiàn)
陽春麵 / 阳春面 (yángchūnmiàn)
雜合麵兒 / 杂合面儿
雜麵 / 杂面
高筋麵粉 / 高筋面粉 (gāojīn miànfěn)
麵人兒 / 面人儿 (miànrénr)
麵包 / 面包 (miànbāo)
麵包圈 / 面包圈 (miànbāoquān)
麵包圈兒 / 面包圈儿
麵包果 / 面包果 (miànbāoguǒ)
麵包樹 / 面包树 (miànbāoshù)
麵包車 / 面包车 (miànbāochē)
麵團 / 面团 (miàntuán)
麵團兒 / 面团儿
麵坊 / 面坊
麵坯兒 / 面坯儿
麵塑 / 面塑
麵子 / 面子 (miànzi)
麵子藥 / 面子药
麵店 / 面店
麵攤子 / 面摊子
麵杖 / 面杖 (miànzhàng)
麵杖吹火 / 面杖吹火
麵條 / 面条 (miàntiáo)
麵湯 / 面汤 (miàntāng)
麵漿 / 面浆
麵疙瘩 / 面疙瘩 (miàngēda)
麵的 / 面的
麵碼兒 / 面码儿
麵筋 / 面筋 (miànjīn)
麵粉 / 面粉 (miànfěn)
麵糊 / 面糊
麵線 / 面线 (miànxiàn)
麵肥 / 面肥 (miànfěi)
麵茶 / 面茶 (miànchá)
麵食 / 面食 (miànshí)
麵餅 / 面饼 (miànbǐng)
麵館 / 面馆 (miànguǎn)
麵館兒 / 面馆儿
黑麵 / 黑面

Usage notes

More information Region, 麵 ...

Region	麵	麪
Taiwan	standard	variant
Hong Kong	variant	standard

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (麵):

→ Japanese: 麺(めん) (men)
→ Korean: 면(麵) (myeon)
→ Vietnamese: miến (麵, “cellophane noodles”)

Others:

→ English: mee (via Min Nan)
→ Malay: mi (via Min Nan)
- Indonesian: mi
→ Mauritian Creole: min (via Yue)
→ Thai: หมี่ (mìi) (via Min Nan)
→ Vietnamese: mì (via Min Nan)

References

(Hokkien) “麵”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
(Puxian Min) 莆田市荔城区档案馆 [Putian City Licheng District Archives], editor (2022), “面”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 157.

麵

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