Singaporean Mandarin Database

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面

miàn

仔

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mee kia

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食物、植物

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释义

名词

使用面粉或麦粉制成的细长面条。

DEFINITION

Noun

Long, thin noodles made of wheat flour.

由来
  • 源自于潮州话 mee kia。
  • 除了面粉或麦粉，制作面仔使用的原材料还包括鸡蛋、盐及薯粉。
  • 有说法认为面仔与面薄皆为潮州特色面食。煮熟的面仔一般呈鲜黄色，主要用作潮州肉脞面或鱼圆面的食材之一。
  • 随着人们健康与保健意识的提高，一些厂商也制作了较健康的全谷面仔。
ETYMOLOGY
  • The Mandarin term “面仔” originated from the Teochew dialect term mee kia.
  •  Apart from wheat flour, eggs, salt and tapioca starch are also used in the making of mee kia.
  • Mee kia (as well as mee pok, a similar noodle with a flat shape) is said to be a distinctively Teochew-style noodle. Cooked mee kia is bright yellow and is mainly used as an ingredient in Teochew bak chor mee or fishball noodles.
  • With increasing health awareness, some manufacturers have also come up with wholegrain mee kia.
例句
他最大的满足感是“把心放在面里”，花心思，创造不同花样的“面仔”美食，闯出名堂。（《新明日报》，20/8/2006）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
His greatest satisfaction comes from “putting his soul into making the noodles” and devoting his time to creating new mee kia dishes, to make a name for himself. (Shin Min Daily News, 20/8/2006) 
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