面皮

麵皮

miànpí

noun #37,222

Meanings

1 dumpling wrapper; dough skin
2 mianpi (Shaanxi cold noodle dish)
3 (figurative) face; sense of shame

Characters

flour; noodles; face

Examples

包饺子要先擀面皮。

Bāo jiǎozi yào xiān gǎn miànpí.

To wrap dumplings you first need to roll out the wrappers.

陕西的凉皮也叫面皮。

Shǎnxī de liángpí yě jiào miànpí.

Shaanxi cold noodles are also called mianpi.

他面皮薄，不好意思开口。

Tā miànpí báo, bù hǎoyìsi kāikǒu.

He's thin-skinned and too shy to speak up.

Tips

usage

面皮 has three distinct uses: (1) the wrapper of dumplings/bao; (2) a popular Shaanxi cold noodle dish made from wheat or rice flour; (3) figuratively, one's "face" — 面皮薄 means easily embarrassed, 面皮厚 means shameless. Context usually makes the meaning clear.

Stroke Order

面 miàn

皮 pí