麦饭

麥飯

màifàn

noun

Meanings

1 barley or wheat rice; coarse grain meal
2 (historical) peasant staple of unhulled wheat or barley boiled like rice

Characters

cooked rice; meal

Examples

HSK 7-9

古代农民常以麦饭为主食。

Gǔdài nóngmín cháng yǐ màifàn wéi zhǔshí.

Ancient peasants often ate barley rice as their staple.

HSK 7-9

陕西的麦饭是一道乡土菜。

Shǎnxī de màifàn shì yīdào xiāngtǔ cài.

Shaanxi's maifan is a rustic country dish.

Tips

history

麦饭 was historically the food of the poor, recorded in 《急就篇》 (Western Han) and 《后汉书》 where Feng Yi serves it to the future Emperor Guangwu. In modern Shaanxi cooking it survives as a steamed dish of vegetables tossed with wheat flour (also called 麦饭 or 麦饭子).

Stroke Order

麦 mài

饭 fàn