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- Cantonese · derived from揚州炒飯 /扬州炒饭
- English todayYangzhou fried rice
Partial calque of Mandarin 揚州炒飯 /扬州炒饭 (Yángzhōu chǎofàn), from Cantonese 揚州炒飯 /扬州炒饭 (joeng⁴ zau¹ caau² faan⁶).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Synonym of special fried rice. Full definition →
Partial calque of Mandarin 揚州炒飯 /扬州炒饭 (Yángzhōu chǎofàn), from Cantonese 揚州炒飯 /扬州炒饭 (joeng⁴ zau¹ caau² faan⁶).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.