rice vermicelli; rice noodles
Thin rice noodles used in various Asian dishes. The word is a loan from Chinese (米粉, mǐfěn).
from Chinese
Let's make soup with rice vermicelli tonight.
The fried rice noodles at this restaurant are very delicious.
Standard kanji spelling for rice vermicelli, read ビーフン.
Katakana spelling is common in everyday use, especially in menus and packaging.
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.