肉醬意麵 / 肉酱意面
ròujiàng yìmiàn
The English phrase 'spaghetti bolognese' is translated into Mandarin as 肉醬意麵 / 肉酱意面 (ròujiàng yìmiàn). If unsure, use 肉醬意麵 / 肉酱意面. Wiktionary also lists 肉醬意粉 / 肉酱意粉 (ròujiàng yìfěn).
Meaning: dish of spaghetti with Bolognese sauce (noun)
Ways to say it
| Mandarin | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| 肉醬意麵 / 肉酱意面 | ròujiàng yìmiàn |
| 肉醬意粉 / 肉酱意粉 | ròujiàng yìfěn |
The phrase refers to the dish of spaghetti with Bolognese sauce.
What does it mean word for word?
The term 肉醬 (ròujiàng) literally means 'meat sauce'.
Which one should you use?
You may also encounter 肉醬意粉 / 肉酱意粉, which uses a different term for the noodles/pasta.
Is it said differently in some regions?
The form 肉醬意粉 / 肉酱意粉 is more common in Southern China and in regions influenced by Cantonese usage.
How do you pronounce it?
ròujiàng yìmiàn
Did you know?
- In many Chinese restaurants, 肉醬 (ròujiàng) is a generic term for any minced meat sauce. Without specifying 'Bolognese', you might receive a savory brown soy-based meat sauce instead of a tomato-based one.
- In Mandarin, the word 意 (yì) in the name for pasta is a shorthand for 意大利 (yìdàlì), which is the name for 'Italy'. This means the word for 'spaghetti' literally translates to 'Italian noodles'.
- In a traditional Chinese kitchen, 醬 (jiàng) refers to fermented pastes like soybean paste. By using this word for Bolognese, the language frames the Italian sauce as a relative of ancient Chinese fermented condiments.
Examples in context
- 我做了肉酱面。I made spaghetti bolognese.
- 您想尝尝我们的意式肉酱面吗？Would you like to try our Italian-style meat sauce noodles?
Sources
- Wiktionary, “spaghetti bolognese” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
