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.
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.