龙须面

龍鬚麵

lóngxūmiàn

noun #96,652

Measure Word

一碗龙须面 wǎn

Meanings

1 dragon-beard noodles
2 hair-thin hand-pulled noodles

Characters

beard; whiskers

Examples

师傅几分钟就把一团面拉成了龙须面。

Shīfu jǐ fēnzhōng jiù bǎ yì tuán miàn lā chéngle lóngxūmiàn.

In a few minutes the chef pulled a lump of dough into dragon-beard noodles.

二月二龙抬头那天，北方人有吃龙须面的习俗。

Èr yuè èr lóng tái tóu nà tiān, Běifāng rén yǒu chī lóngxūmiàn de xísú.

On the second day of the second lunar month ("Dragon Raises its Head"), northerners traditionally eat dragon-beard noodles.

Tips

culture

A 拉面 (hand-pulled noodle) showpiece: the master folds and pulls the dough through many halvings — 128, 256, 512 strands — until each noodle is as thin as a human hair. Eaten on 二月二 (the 'Dragon Raises its Head' day) for luck, when its fine strands symbolize the dragon's whiskers. Also survives as a fried dessert (龙须酥).

Stroke Order

龙 lóng

须 xū

面 miàn