Meanings
nounbiangbiang noodles pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyA type of thick noodle from China's Shaanxi province, said to be named for the sound a noodle makes when slapped against the work surface while being made, and famed for the unusually complex Chinese character used in its name (𰻞／𰻝 (biáng)).
Origin
Partial calque from Mandarin 𰻞𰻞麵／𰻝𰻝面 (biángbiángmiàn).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic معكرونة بيانجبيانج
- معكرونة بيانجبيانجtype of noodle
Chinese Mandarin 𰻞𰻞麵 /𰻝𰻝面, 𰻞𰻞兒麵 /𰻝𰻝儿面
- 𰻞𰻞麵 /𰻝𰻝面 (biángbiángmiàn)type of noodle
- 𰻞𰻞兒麵 /𰻝𰻝儿面 (biángbiángrmiàn)type of noodle
- 油潑扯麵 /油泼扯面 (yóupō chěmiàn)type of noodle
- 油潑麵 /油泼面 (yóupōmiàn)type of noodle
French nouilles biang biang
- nouilles biang biangtype of noodle
German Biángbiang-Nudeln
- Biángbiang-Nudelntype of noodle
Japanese 𰻞𰻞麺ビャンビャン麺
- 𰻞𰻞麺ビャンビャン麺 (byanbyanmen)type of noodle
Korean 뱡뱡면
- 뱡뱡면 (byangbyang-myeon)type of noodle
Norwegian biangbiangnudler
- biangbiangnudlertype of noodle
Russian лапша бянбян
- лапша бянбян (lapša bjanbjan)type of noodle
Swedish biangbiangnudlar
- biangbiangnudlartype of noodle
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APA
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“biangbiang noodles.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biangbiang%20noodles. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
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