Standard Lemma guide

jianbing

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A thin Chinese fried-egg pancake similar to a crepe, typically sold as street food.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Mandarin 煎餅/煎饼 (jiānbǐng). Doublet of senbei.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 煎餅 /煎饼 (jiānbǐng) — thin fried egg Chinese pancake similar to a crepe
  • Japanese: 煎餅 (senbei) — thin fried egg Chinese pancake similar to a crepe
  • Manchu: ᠵᡝᠮᡦᡳᠨ (jempin) — thin fried egg Chinese pancake similar to a crepe
  • Vietnamese: bánh chiên giòn — thin fried egg Chinese pancake similar to a crepe