Chinese

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rice; metre dust; powder
trad. (米粉)
simp. #(米粉)
 
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米粉

 
桂林米粉 (Guìlín mǐfěn) (Guilin rice noodle)
  1. rice vermicelli
  2. rice flour
  3. (slang) Xiaomi fan

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
べい
Grade: 2
ふん
Grade: 5
on'yomi

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(べい)(ふん) (beifun

  1. rice flour

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
こめ
Grade: 2

Grade: 5
kun'yomi

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(こめ)() (komeko

  1. rice flour

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Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
びー
Grade: 2
ふん
Grade: 5
irregular

From Hokkien 米粉 (bí-hún).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “occupation of taiwan? or newer?”).

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米粉(ビーフン) (bīfun

  1. bee hoon; rice vermicelli

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN