捞面, photo 1 of 1
Typical photo

Photo credit

Photo
Braised Mushroom Lo Mein with Soup - CK Bistro
By
Andy Li
Licence
CC0
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Changes
Cropped and resized

捞面

撈麵
lāomiàn
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 lo mein (tossed noodles)

About the dish

粤菜 Cantonese · 主食 Staple

Boiled noodles, drained and tossed with sauce and toppings instead of served in soup, often with oyster sauce and scallion. Not stir-fried.

Usually contains wheat

Examples

HSK 7-9
Lāomiàn de miàntiáo bú pào zài tāng lǐ, érshì bàn zhe háoyóu chī.
The noodles in lo mein don't sit in soup; they're tossed with oyster sauce.
HSK 7-9
Zài Xiānggǎng de miànguǎn, lāomiàn yìbān huì pèi yì xiǎo wǎn tāng.
In Hong Kong noodle shops, lo mein usually comes with a small bowl of soup on the side.

Tips

mistakes
In American Chinese restaurants lo mein is usually stir-fried. 捞面 is not fried: the noodles are boiled, drained and tossed with sauce. Stir-fried noodles are 炒面.

Stroke Order

捞 lāo
面 miàn