"longevity noodle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: longevity noodles [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Chinese 長壽麵/长寿面 (chángshòumiàn) Etymology templates: {{calque|en|zh|-}} Calque of Chinese, {{zh-l|長壽麵}} 長壽麵/长寿面 (chángshòumiàn) Head templates: {{en-noun}} longevity noodle (plural longevity noodles)
  1. (chiefly in the plural) A yi mein noodle of a kind eaten on birthdays in China to celebrate a long life. Tags: in-plural Categories (topical): Foods
    Sense id: en-longevity_noodle-en-noun-5R3lc81T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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