English
jianbing
Jianbing comes from Mandarin 煎餅／煎饼.
- Mandarinmodern煎餅／煎饼jiānbǐng
- Englishearliest quotation 2006jianbing
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern煎餅／煎饼jiānbǐng
- Englishearliest quotation 2006jianbing
Earliest quotation: 2006, summer, Class Notes: “She spends her free time dancing, hiking the wilds…”
Every English word from Mandarin 煎餅／煎饼
Today it means
noun A thin Chinese fried-egg pancake similar to a crepe, typically sold as street food.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 煎餅／煎饼 / jianbing