also: にょうろうみぇん · にょうろーめん
beef noodle soup
A Chinese-style noodle soup with beef, known in Japanese as a loanword from Chinese. Often associated with Taiwanese or Chinese cuisine.
from Chinese niúròu miàn
I ate beef noodle soup on my trip to Taiwan.
The beef noodle soup at this restaurant has a rich broth and is delicious.
An alternative reading sometimes used, but ぎゅうにくめん is more common in Japanese contexts.
Standard kanji spelling using Japanese on'yomi for the Chinese loanword.
Katakana spelling reflecting a more direct approximation of the Chinese pronunciation.
Katakana spelling with a slightly different approximation of the Chinese pronunciation.
Borrowed from Chinese 牛肉麵 / 牛肉面 (niúròu miàn), meaning 'beef noodles'. The kanji spelling uses Japanese on'yomi readings, while the katakana forms approximate the Chinese pronunciation.