米线 (mǐxiàn) · rice noodles

Measure Word

一碗米线 wǎn

Meanings

1 rice noodles

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About the dish

云贵菜 Yunnan and Guizhou · 主食 Staple

Round, soft rice noodles, a Yunnan staple, served in a big bowl of soup with toppings such as minced pork, pickled greens and chives. The name says only the noodle; shops let you choose the broth, from clear to sour or very hot.

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

云南过桥米线很有名。

Yúnnán guòqiáo mǐxiàn hěn yǒumíng.

Yunnan's "crossing-the-bridge" rice noodles are very famous.

HSK 4

我中午吃了一碗酸辣米线。

Wǒ zhōngwǔ chī le yì wǎn suān là mǐxiàn.

I had a bowl of hot-and-sour rice noodles for lunch.

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culture

米线 and 米粉 both refer to rice noodles but differ in texture: 米线 is round and thicker, closely associated with Yunnan cuisine; 米粉 is often flatter or thinner and common in Guangxi, Guangdong, and Fujian. The iconic Yunnan dish 过桥米线 comes with a bowl of piping-hot broth into which raw ingredients are dropped tableside.