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  fan2   jyutping
  fen3   pinyin
[1] [n] powder; flour; starch
[2] [n] noodles; vermicelli
[3] [adj] white; light pink
[4] [adj] powdery; pulverized
[5] [v] turn into powder; plaster
[6] [] [slang] heroin; drug
[7] [] shortened form of 粉絲 (fans)




Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: adjectiveverb
Stroke count: 10
Level: 2
Radical: (#119)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 13089 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Sep 2014 02:43

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detail  gyun2 / fan2  juan3 / fen3 = rice noodle rolls; Also Cheung Fan 腸粉
detail  fan2 bat1  fen3 bi3 = chalk
detail  fan2 hung4 sik1  fen3 hong2 se4 = pink
detail  tung1 sam1 fan2  tong1 xin1 fen3 = macaroni
detail  gai1 fan2   = chicken stock; chicken powder
detail  taai3 baak6 fan2  tai4 bai2 fen3 = cornstarch / potato starch
detail  baak6 fan2  bai2 fen3 = white powder
detail  fan2 hap6   = compact, powder box
detail  saa1 ho4 fan2   = sha hor fun - broad rice noodles
detail  zyu1 coeng4*2/4 fan2   = Chue Cheong Fun noodles
See all 125 compounds (CantoDict reports 129 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 粉
detail audio 魚蛋粉魚蛋牛丸牛丸雪糕薯片? 些粉
Fish ball noodles contain fish balls, beef ball noodles contain beef balls, what kind of noodles contain ice cream and potato chips? 7-Eleven.
[A joke in Cantonese that utilizes the pun between 粉 (noodles) and the Cantonese pronunciation of the second syllable of "seven". See entry for 些粉.]

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