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河粉

Mandarin · pinyin hé fěn

hor fun, a type of wide, flat rice noodle

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河: hé · river; stream; the Yellow River
粉: fěn · powder, face powder; plaster

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2–3 · he2 fen3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ho2 fan2

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noun

shahe fen; hor fun (a kind of broad, flat rice noodles used in Cantonese cuisine)

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