粉 (fan2) — powder; flour; starch in Cantonese

fanˊ²粉

Mandarin Pinyin: fen3

Meaning of 粉

nounpowder; flour; starch

nounpowdery; pulverized

nounnoodles; vermicelli

nounshortened form of 粉絲 (fans)

nounturn into powder; plaster

nounwhite; light pink

nounheroin; drug

noun(noun) 1. the short form of funs "粉絲" (of illegal drug) heroin

Example Sentences with 粉

魚蛋粉有魚蛋，牛丸粉有牛丸，咁咩粉有雪糕同薯片? 些粉。

Fish ball noodles contain fish balls, beef ball noodles contain beef balls, what kind of noodles contain ice cream and potato chips? 7-Eleven.

zek˗₃隻joekˍ₆藥giu˗₃叫baakˍ₆白joekˍ₆藥fan2.粉。

That medicine is called white medicinal powder.

keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係jatˉ¹一siuˊ²小cyut˗₃撮fan2.粉。

It's a pinch of flour.

deoi˗₃對faaˉ¹花fanˊ²粉gamˊ²敏naaam6.感。

Allergic to pollen.

niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度ge˗₃嘅keˎ₄茄zapˉ¹汁waiˍ₆燴ji˗₃意fanˊ²粉

The ketchup macaroni here.

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Words Containing 粉

沙河粉saa1 ho4 fan2

sha hor fun - broad rice noodles; originated from the 沙河 area (now part of Tianhe district) of Guangzhou. Often abbreviated to 河粉 /ho4 fan2/ or simply 河 /ho42/ e.g. 乾炒牛河

薄施脂粉bok6 si1 zi1 fan2

apply a light layer of makeup

通粉tung1 fan2

macaroni

梘粉gaan2 fan2

washing powder; laundry detergent

粉紅雜訊fan2 hung4 zaap6 seon3

pink noise

走粉zau2 fan2

drug trafficking

豬腸粉zyu1 coeng2/4 fan2

Chue Cheong Fun noodles. In MY / SG spelled as "Chee Cheong Fun"; often available as a Dim Sum dish. Known better in HK and elsewhere as 腸粉 /coeng2 fan2/

acupuncture needle shaped noodles

五香粉ng5 hoeng1 fan2

five-spices powder

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