chao fan

noun

Chinese fried rice.

OriginMandarin 炒飯 /炒饭 ← Cantonese 炒飯 /炒饭 →
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Meanings

nounchao fan (uncountable)

alternative chow fan · alternative chowfan · alternative chaofan · alternative chaufan

  1. uncountableChinese fried rice.

Origin

  1. Cantonese炒飯 /炒饭
  2. Mandarin炒飯 /炒饭
  3. Englishchao 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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APA

chao fan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chao%20fan

MLA

“chao fan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chao%20fan. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chao fan,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chao%20fan.

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