伊麵

See also: 伊面

Chinese

		he; she; surname he; she; surname; Iraq (abbrev.); Iran (abbrev.)	flour; noodles
trad. (伊麵/伊麪)		伊	麵/麪
simp. (伊面^*)		伊	面

Etymology

Named after Qing dynasty calligrapher 伊秉綬 (Yī Bǐngshòu) (1754–1815); legend has it that it was invented by his household chef, surnamed Mai. When Yi was entertaining guests at his house, the chef accidentally put cooked egg noodles into boiling oil, and was forced to scoop up the noodles and serve it with superior stock. Surprisingly, guests commented it was extremely tasty and the recipe was passed on since then.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīmiàn
(Zhuyin): ㄧㄇㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji¹ min⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yīmiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄇㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yimiàn
  - Wade–Giles: i¹-mien⁴
  - Yale: yī-myàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: imiann
  - Palladius: имянь (imjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵ mjɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji¹ min⁶
  - Yale: yī mihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji¹ min⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi¹ min⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː⁵⁵ miːn²²/

Noun

伊麵

yi mein; e-fu noodles (a variety of flat Cantonese egg noodles)

Synonyms

伊府麵／伊府面 (yīfǔmiàn)