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牛肉麺 (ぎゅうにくめん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

牛ぎゅう肉にく麺めん

also: にょうろうみぇん · にょうろーめん

Meanings

1

noun

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

台たい湾わん旅りょ行こうで牛ぎゅう肉にく麺めんを食たべた。
I ate beef noodle soup on my trip to Taiwan.
この店みせの牛ぎゅう肉にく麺めんはスープが濃のう厚こうでおいしい。
The beef noodle soup at this restaurant has a rich broth and is delicious.

Written forms

牛肉麺
- ぎゅうにくめん
  Standard kanji spelling using Japanese on'yomi for the Chinese loanword.
- ニョウローメン
- ニョウロウミェン
ニョウロウミェン
Katakana spelling reflecting a more direct approximation of the Chinese pronunciation.
ニョウローメン
Katakana spelling with a slightly different approximation of the Chinese pronunciation.

Kanji

牛

cow

肉meat

麺noodles, wheat flour

Similar words

ラーメン
ラーメン is a general term for Japanese-style ramen, while 牛肉麺 specifically refers to Chinese-style beef noodle soup.
牛ぎゅう肉にく麺めん
An alternative reading sometimes used, but ぎゅうにくめん is more common in Japanese contexts.

Etymology

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.