Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jianbing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jian-bing
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thin Chinese fried-egg pancake similar to a crepe, typically sold as street food.

Example Sentences

"She spends her free time dancing, hiking the wilds of the Great Wall, biking through the lake district, and munching on jianbings in her hutong."
"At last month’s Boao Forum for Asia, a business conference, organisers were keen to dish out jianbing, a savoury pancake that is a typical Chinese street food, made by a robotic arm in a booth, similar to the claws that collect stuffed toys in an arcade (the resulting snack was not as crispy as a human-made offering)."

Etymology

From Mandarin 煎餅／煎饼 (jiānbǐng). Doublet of senbei.

Word Breakdown

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Inflected Forms

jianbings (plural)

Questions

What does jianbing mean?: A thin Chinese fried-egg pancake similar to a crepe, typically sold as street food.
Where does jianbing come from?: From Mandarin 煎餅／煎饼 (jiānbǐng). Doublet of senbei.

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