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singˉ¹星zauˉ¹洲
Pinyin: xing1 zhou1
Translations
nounanother name for Singapore
nounSingapore; Singaporean | From '星嘉坡' (old name for Singapore) and 洲 (island); nowadays only used in established special nouns such as 星洲米粉 (Singapore Rice Noodles) or 星洲日報 (Sin Chew Jit Poh, a newspaper in Malaysia). The formal Chinese name for Singapore is 新加坡
singˉ¹星zauˉ¹洲caauˊ²炒maiˏ₅米
Pinyin: xing1 zhou1 chao3 mi3
Translations
nounfried vermicelli Singapore style
nounSingapore style fried rice noodles, is a Chinese noodle dish, and not originated from Singapore
singˉ¹星zauˉ¹洲maiˏ₅米fanˊ²粉
Pinyin: xing1 zhou1 mi3 fen3
Translations
nounSingapore Fried Rice Noodles; Singapore Rice Vermicelli; Singapore Beehoon (or Meehoon) — a style of stir-fried rice noodles with slivers of meat, prawns, cabbage and onions often with tomato sauce. Called '星米' for short by restaurant staff | Syn.: 星洲炒米