伊麵

See also: 伊面

Chinese

		he; she; surname he; she; surname; Iraq (abbrev.); Iran (abbrev.)	flour; noodles
trad. (伊麵/伊麪)		伊	麵/麪
simp. (伊面*)		伊	面

Etymology

Named after Qing dynasty calligrapher 伊秉綬 (Yī Bǐngshòu) (1754–1815); legend has it that it was invented by his household chef, surnamed Mai. When Yi was entertaining guests at his house, the chef accidentally put cooked egg noodles into boiling oil, and was forced to scoop up the noodles and serve it with superior stock. Surprisingly, guests commented it was extremely tasty and the recipe was passed on since then.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīmiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji¹ min⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīmiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yimiàn
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-mien⁴
    • Yale: yī-myàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: imiann
    • Palladius: имянь (imjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji¹ min⁶
    • Yale: yī mihn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji¹ min⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi¹ min⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː⁵⁵ miːn²²/

Noun

伊麵

1. yi mein; e-fu noodles (a variety of flat Cantonese egg noodles)

Synonyms

• 伊府麵／伊府面 (yīfǔmiàn)

See also

• 意麵／意面 (yìmiàn)