How to pronounce Chongqing noodles

Chongqing noodles is written 重庆小面 where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /tʂʰʊ̌ŋ.tɕʰìŋ ɕjǎʊ.mjɛ̀n/. In plain English letters that is CHOONG-ching SHYOW-myen, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Chongqing noodles?

Chongqing noodles is a noodle dish of China. Where it comes from: Chongqing. People usually eat it for breakfast. Its main ingredients are wheat & flour. It tastes spicy.

Where Chongqing noodles comes from

Chongqing noodles is one of 108 signature dishes of China on this map. See all dishes from Chongqing.

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