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猪脚面线

豬腳麵線
zhūjiǎo miànxiàn
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 pig's trotter vermicelli

About the dish

闽菜 Fujian · 主食 Staple

Thin, soft wheat noodles in broth served with pieces of pig's trotter braised in soy sauce, mostly skin, tendon and bone. A dish of Taiwan and southern Fujian, eaten on birthdays and after a run of bad luck.

Usually contains wheat

Examples

HSK 6
Nǎinai qīshí suì shēngri, māma tèdì zhǔ le yì guō zhūjiǎo miànxiàn.
For Grandma's seventieth birthday, Mom made a special pot of pig's trotter vermicelli.
HSK 7-9
猪脚面线是卤好的猪脚加上细面线。
Zhūjiǎo miànxiàn shì lǔhǎo de zhūjiǎo jiāshàng xì miànxiàn.
Pig's trotter vermicelli is braised pig's trotters with thin wheat noodles.

Tips

culture
In Taiwan it is eaten on birthdays, because long noodles stand for long life, and after an illness or other bad luck, to chase the bad luck away.

Stroke Order

猪 zhū
脚 jiǎo
面 miàn
线 xiàn