米粉びーふん

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Meanings

noun

rice vermicelli; rice noodles

food / cooking

Thin rice noodles used in various Asian dishes. The word is a loan from Chinese (米粉, mǐfěn).

from Chinese

今こん夜やはビーフンを使つかったスープを作つくろう。
Let's make soup with rice vermicelli tonight.
この店みせの焼やきビーフンはとても美味おいしい。
The fried rice noodles at this restaurant are very delicious.

Kanji

米rice, USA, metre
粉flour, powder, dust

Related words

春はる雨さめ
春雨 is made from mung bean or potato starch, while ビーフン is made from rice flour. 春雨 is typically translucent and used in salads or hot pots, whereas ビーフン is opaque and often stir-fried or used in soups.
ライスヌードル
ライスヌードル is a broader term for rice noodles in general, including flat wide noodles like 河粉 (ホーフン). ビーフン specifically refers to thin rice vermicelli.

Written forms

米粉びーふん
Standard kanji spelling for rice vermicelli, read ビーフン.
ビーフンUsage100%
Katakana spelling is common in everyday use, especially in menus and packaging.

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 米粉 (mǐfěn), literally 'rice flour', referring to the noodles made from rice flour. The reading ビーフン reflects the Chinese pronunciation.