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米線

简米线 · 繁米線

Mandarin · pinyin mǐ xiàn

rice-flour noodles

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米: mǐ · hulled or husked uncooked rice
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线: xiàn · line, thread, wire; clue

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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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