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炸醬麵

简炸酱面 · 繁炸醬麵

Mandarin · pinyin zhá jiàng miàn

zhajiang mian, thick wheat noodles served with ground pork simmered in salty fermented soybean paste (or other sauce)

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炸: zhà · to fry in oil; to scald; to explode
醬: Look up this written character
麵: Look up this written character
酱: jiàng · any jam-like or paste-like food
面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176

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2–4–4 · zha2 jiang4 mian4

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noun

zhajiangmian; jjajangmyeon (thick wheat noodles topped with ground pork stir-fried with salty fermented soybean paste)

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