char kway teow

/ˌt͡ʃɑː ˌkweɪ ˈtjaʊ/

noun

A Southeast Asian noodle dish made from flat rice noodles, soy sauce, chili, prawns and other common stir-fry ingredients.

OriginTeochew 炒粿條 /炒粿条 ← Hokkien 炒粿條 /炒粿条 →
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Meanings

nounchar kway teow (uncountable)

alternative char kueh teow · alternative char kuey teow

  1. MalaysiaSingaporeuncountableA Southeast Asian noodle dish made from flat rice noodles, soy sauce, chili, prawns and other common stir-fry ingredients.

Origin

  1. Hokkien炒粿條 /炒粿条
  2. Teochew炒粿條 /炒粿条
  3. Englishchar kway teow

From either or both Teochew 炒粿條 /炒粿条 (ca² guê² diao⁵ / ca² guê² diou⁵) or Hokkien 炒粿條 /炒粿条 (chhá-kóe-tiâu). See also kway teow. Compare Malay kuetiau, Indonesian kwetiau, Burmese ကွေ့တီယို (kwe.tiyui), Khmer គុយទាវ (kuy tiəw), Thai ก๋วยเตี๋ยว (gǔai-dtǐao), Vietnamese hủ tiếu.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 炒貴刁 /炒贵刁
  • 炒貴刁 /炒贵刁 (caau² gwai³ diu¹)noodle dish
Chinese Mandarin 炒粿條 /炒粿条, 炒貴刁 /炒贵刁
  • 炒粿條 /炒粿条 (chǎoguǒtiáo)noodle dish
  • 炒貴刁 /炒贵刁 (cháoguìdiāo)noodle dish
Finnish char kway teow
  • char kway teownoodle dish
Indonesian char kway teow
  • char kway teownoodle dish
Russian чар квай тео́в
  • чар квай тео́в (čar kvaj teóv)noodle dish
Vietnamese hủ tiếu xào, hủ tíu xào
  • hủ tiếu xàonoodle dish
  • hủ tíu xàonoodle dish
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APA

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

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“char kway teow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/char%20kway%20teow. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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