Phrase guide

char kway teow

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌt͡ʃɑː ˌkweɪ ˈtjaʊ/

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noun

Meaning 1

A Southeast Asian noodle dish made from flat rice noodles, soy sauce, chili, prawns and other common stir-fry ingredients.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Malaysia, Singapore, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From either or both Teochew 炒粿條 /炒粿条 (ca2 guê2 diou5) or Hokkien 炒粿條 /炒粿条 (chhá-kóe-tiâu). See also kway teow. Compare Malay kuetiau, Indonesian kwetiau, Burmese ကွေ့တီယို (kwe.tiyui), Khmer គុយទាវ (kuy tiəw), Thai ก๋วยเตี๋ยว (gǔai-dtǐao), Vietnamese hủ tiếu.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 炒貴刁 /炒贵刁 (caau2 gwai3 diu1) — noodle dish
  • Chinese: 炒粿條 /炒粿条 (chhá-kóe-tiâu) — noodle dish
  • Chinese Mandarin: 炒粿條 /炒粿条 (chǎoguǒtiáo) — noodle dish
  • Chinese Mandarin: 炒貴刁 /炒贵刁 (cháoguìdiāo) — noodle dish
  • Finnish: char kway teow — noodle dish
  • Indonesian: char kway teow — noodle dish
  • Russian: чар квай тео́в (čar kvaj teóv) — noodle dish
  • Vietnamese: hủ tiếu xào — noodle dish
  • Vietnamese: hủ tíu xào — noodle dish