削麵

削面
xiāomiàn

hand-cut noodles; shaved noodles

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 削 xiāo
  1. to peel with a knife
  2. to pare
  3. to cut (a ball at tennis etc)
=1 削 xuē
  1. to pare
  2. to reduce
  3. to remove
  4. Taiwan pr. xuè
=1 削 qiào Original form of 鞘 (qiào, “sword sheath”).
=1 削 shào
  1. (historical) fief within three hundred li from the state capital
  2. fief within three hundred li from the state capital
2 麵 miàn
  1. flour
  2. noodles
  3. (of food) soft (not crunchy)
  4. (slang) (of a person) ineffectual
  5. spineless

Containing this entry

刀削麵 dāoxiāomiàn knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty