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刀削麵

简刀削面 · 繁刀削麵

Mandarin · pinyin dāo xiāo miàn

knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty

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刀: dāo · knife; old coin; measure
削: xuē · scrape off, pare, trim
麵: Look up this written character
面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176

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1–1–4 · dao1 xiao1 mian4

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noun

hand-cut noodles; knife-cut noodles; shaved noodles

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