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米線
简 米线 · 繁 米線Mandarin · pinyin mǐ xiàn
Meanings
- rice-flour noodles
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3–4 · mi3 xian4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
mai5 sin3
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noun
- mixian (a type of rice noodle from Yunnan, China, made from ordinary non-glutinous rice, and generally sold fresh rather than dried)
- (Internet slang, humorous) bottom line; moral limit (used as a pun on 底線／底线 (dǐxiàn) due to accent or intentional mispronunciation)
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