長ちょう寿じゅ麺めん

noun

longevity noodles

A Chinese dish of long noodles eaten on one's birthday to wish for a long life. Used in Japanese contexts referring to this custom.

• 中ちゅう国ごくでは誕たん生じょう日びに長ちょう寿じゅ麺めんを食たべる習しゅう慣かんがある。

  In China, there is a custom of eating longevity noodles on one's birthday.