素麵

简 素面 · 繁 素麵
Mandarin · pinyin sù miàn

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  1. vegetable noodle dish
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素
sù · white (silk); plain; vegetarian; formerly; normally
麵
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面
miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
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4–4 · su4 mian4

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