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hay mee
Commonly found variants; note these may range from acceptable alternatives to
non-standard forms or incorrect spellings*.
* Singlish is a largely spoken creole, and as such descriptivism (recording forms that reflect actual pronunciation in spoken language, or as appearing in the linguistic corpus) is more pertinent than strict prescriptivism. Nevertheless, the use of more standard forms (or for words originating in languages with Latin script, such as Malay, accurate to the original spelling) is recommended and encouraged.
* Singlish is a largely spoken creole, and as such descriptivism (recording forms that reflect actual pronunciation in spoken language, or as appearing in the linguistic corpus) is more pertinent than strict prescriptivism. Nevertheless, the use of more standard forms (or for words originating in languages with Latin script, such as Malay, accurate to the original spelling) is recommended and encouraged.
also can:
hay mee
hae mee
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Hokkien:
虾面
蝦麵
poj:
hê-mī
Detailed etymology
definitions
noun
- a soup noodle dish of Hokkien origin, featuring prawns and pork (usually ribs or slices of meat) and yellow noodles in a spicy, savoury bowl of soup. The soup is made from fried prawn shells and heads boiled, simmered, and strained into an intensely flavourful stock, together with other ingredients such as pork stock, fried shallots, and chilli.
- a dry noodle dish of Hokkien origin, usually using a mixture of yellow noodles and rice noodles stir-fried with prawns, squid, pork slices, fish cake, lard, eggs, spring onions, and other ingredients, together with a savoury sauce made of prawn stock. It is usually served with a sliced calamansi or other lime and a dollop of sambal chilli.
- any of the other variants of a prawn noodle dish, usually of Hokkien or other South Chinese origin
... known simply as prawn mee in Singapore, but as hae mee or har mee in Penang. This noodle dish is all about the broth. Rich and heady with deep depths of prawn flavour, shimmering orange from the prawn oil.
— 2023 April 14, Rosheen Kaul. The Sydney Morning Herald - Good Food, "Rosheen Kaul’s hokkien hae mee (pork and prawn noodle soup)". https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/recipes/rosheen-kaul-s-hokkien-hae-mee-pork-and-prawn-noodle-soup-20230412-p5d008.html
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usage notes
May refer to any of the various Hokkien prawn noodle dishes. More commonly known as either prawn mee or Hokkien mee in Singapore.