Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chee cheong fun

[ˈt͡ʃʰiː˦ ˈt͡ʃʰjɔŋ˨˩ ˈfan˨˦]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables: chee cheong -fun
IPA: [ˈt͡ʃʰiː˦ ˈt͡ʃʰjɔŋ˨˩ ˈfan˨˦]

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A variant of cheong fun where the noodle is tightly rolled, plain and without filling.

Example Sentences

"The air was filled with the “tock tock” of the mee seller and the distinctive cries of hawkers selling meatball soup, wanton mee, mee hoon, chee cheong fun, char kway teow, yong tau fu, rice porridge, herbal teas, red bean soup, pau and dim sum, and so on in endless variety."

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 豬腸粉／猪肠粉 (zyu1 coeng4 fan2).

Questions

How do you pronounce chee cheong fun?: The recorded pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃʰiː˦ ˈt͡ʃʰjɔŋ˨˩ ˈfan˨˦].
What does chee cheong fun mean?: A variant of cheong fun where the noodle is tightly rolled, plain and without filling.
Where does chee cheong fun come from?: Borrowed from Cantonese 豬腸粉／猪肠粉 (zyu1 coeng4 fan2).

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