Etymology

chao fan

Today it means: Chinese fried rice. Full definition →

Mandarin 炒飯 /炒饭 ← Cantonese 炒飯 /炒饭
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  1. Cantonese · derived from炒飯 /炒饭
  2. Mandarin · borrowed from炒飯 /炒饭
  3. English todaychao fan

Borrowed from Mandarin 炒飯 /炒饭 (chǎofàn), possibly originally from Cantonese 炒飯 /炒饭 (caau² faan⁶). Compare Spanish chaufa, chofán

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