河粉
Chinese
| river | dust; powder | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (河粉) | 河 | 粉 | |
| simp. #(河粉) | 河 | 粉 | |
A thinner version of Shahe fen
Wide shahe fen stir-fried with soy sauce and chicken
Etymology
Short for 沙河粉 (shāhéfěn).
Pronunciation
Noun
河粉
- shahe fen; hor fun (a kind of broad, flat rice noodles used in Cantonese cuisine)
Usage notes
In the Philippines, the dish is more commonly known after the Cantonese term, usually written as "Hofan" in English-language menus in Chinese restaurants, which when speaking Hokkien, people also just use the Cantonese name of the dish.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 沙河粉 (“broad, flat rice noodles”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin | Malaysia | 河粉, 粿條 |
| Singapore | 粿條, 河粉 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 沙河粉, 河粉, 河 |
| Hong Kong | 河粉, 河, 貴刁 Malaysian style | |
| Dongguan | 沙河粉, 河粉, 河 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 河粉 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 河粉 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 粄皮, 沙河粉 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 粄條 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 面帕粄 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 粄條 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 粄條 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 粄條 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 粄條 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 粿條 |
| Zhangzhou | 粿仔條, 粿條 | |
| Taipei | 粿仔 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 粿仔條 | |
| Kaohsiung | 粿仔 | |
| Yilan | 粿仔 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 粿仔 | |
| Taichung | 粿仔 | |
| Tainan | 粿仔 | |
| Hsinchu | 粿仔條 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 粿條 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 粿條 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 粿條 | |
| Chaozhou | 粿條 | |
| Shantou | 粿條 | |
| Haifeng | 粿條 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 粿條 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 粿條 | |
| Wenchang | 粄條 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 粿條 |
Derived terms
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Descendants
- → English: hor fun