蝴蝶面 (húdiémiàn) · butterfly pasta, farfalle (bow-tie pasta)

Measure Word

一份蝴蝶面 fèn

Meanings

1 butterfly pasta
2 farfalle (bow-tie pasta)

About the ingredient

粮食 Grains and noodles

Dried pasta of durum wheat shaped like a butterfly or bow tie: small rectangles of dough, ruffled along two edges and pinched in the middle. It is boiled and served with sauce like other pasta.

Contains wheat

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

孩子喜欢吃奶油蝴蝶面。

Háizi xǐhuan chī nǎiyóu húdiémiàn.

The kids love cream farfalle.

HSK 5

蝴蝶面的形状很可爱。

Húdiémiàn de xíngzhuàng hěn kě'ài.

Farfalle pasta has a cute shape.

Tips

usage

Literal translation of Italian 'farfalle' (butterflies). Sometimes also used for Chinese-style bow-tie dough snacks made from wheat flour and deep-fried, but in modern menus it almost always means the Italian pasta.