卤面

滷麵

lǔmiàn

noun

Measure Word

一碗卤面 wǎn

Meanings

1 braised noodles
2 noodles in thick gravy
3 lu mian

Characters

brine; thick gravy

Examples

福建的卤面用海鲜和猪肉熬汤。

Fújiàn de lǔmiàn yòng hǎixiān hé zhūròu áotāng.

Fujian-style lu mian uses seafood and pork to make the broth.

外面下雨，咱们煮碗卤面吧。

Wàimiàn xiàyǔ, zánmen zhǔ wǎn lǔmiàn ba.

It's raining outside — let's make a bowl of braised noodles.

Tips

culture

卤面 refers to several regional dishes unified by a thick, starchy gravy ladled over noodles. Famous versions include Henan 烩面-style 卤面, Fujian 卤面 (a wedding staple in Zhangzhou), and Taiwanese 卤面. The 卤 here means 'thick seasoned gravy,' not 'to stew in soy sauce.'

Stroke Order

卤 lǔ

面 miàn