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noun[C, U]
the strands of noodles; the individual or collective noodle strands, especially as judged by thickness, firmness, or texture
myeonppal
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Sino-Korean 면 (麵, “noodles; flour”) + 발, a native Korean element referring to strands or streak-like lengths.
Examples
이 라면은 면발이 쫄깃하다.
i ramyeoneun myeonppari jjolgitada
The noodle strands in this ramyeon are chewy.
칼국수의 면발이 굵다.
kalguksuui myeonppari guktta
The noodles in the kalguksu are thick.
면발을 오래 삶으면 쉽게 퍼진다.
myeonppareul orae salmeumyeon swipge peojinda
If you boil the noodles too long, they easily become soggy.
Character Breakdown
면
myeon
noodles; flour
발
bal
strand; streak-like length
Collocations
면발이 쫄깃하다
면발이 굵다
면발이 얇다
면발을 삶다
면발이 퍼지다
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