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炒粿條

caau2 gwai3 diu1 [馬] caau2 gwai2 diu1

chao3 guo2 tiao2

fried koay teow (rice noodles, broader than 米粉 but narrower than 沙河粉 or 豬腸粉) | In HK & PRD written as '炒貴刁' | A common dish in Southeast Asia and Southeast China. Fried Koay Teow is usu. fried with pork lard, chilli, prawns, mussels (螄蚶), eggs and sometimes 臘腸. This dish varies from place to place. In Malaysia and Singapore, Penang Fried Koay Teow is the definitive style. Probably Teochew (潮州) in origin

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 2,530

炒粿條

炒 caau2 chao3 - fry; speculate; boost; dismiss
粿 gwo2 hua4 guo3 - rice cake
條 tiu4 tiao2 - classifier for long, thin objects

This word was added by tym on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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