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biandang

biandang noun: a Taiwanese lunchbox.

Noun

biandang (plural biandang or biandangs)

  1. A Taiwanese lunchbox.
    • Biandang culture is a unique aspect of Taiwanese culture. Rather than going out to eat during office lunch hours or chucking down a sandwich at your office desk, next time join your Taiwanese colleagues for a biandang at the office eating area.2009 May, Amy C. Liu, “Biandang: Traditional Taiwanese lunchboxes”, in Taiwan A to Z: The Essential Cultural Guide, Taipei: Community Services Center, published November 2009, →ISBN, page 26
    • Heyuan is more enjoyable with a companion or two, but if dining alone, plate meals or a biandang (便當) can be had for NT$80, and there is a long list of fried rice and stewed dishes with rice from NT$65 to NT$90.2010 December 10, David Chen, “RESTAURANTS: Heyuan 和園川味經濟小吃”, in Taipei Times, Taipei, archived from the original on 29 Jun 2018, page 14

Examples of biandang in a sentence

  • How much do Taiwanese love railway biandang?2013 February, Chang Chiung-fang, translated by Geof Aberhart, “Selling Nostalgia: Taiwan’s ‘Railway Biandang’”, in Taiwan Panorama...
  • In Taiwan, the biandang, a term adapted from the Japanese bento to describe a premade lunch box, has been very popular since before the Second World War.2014, Megan Elias, “Classic Lunch Fare and Cultural Importance in the United States and Around the World”, in Lunch: A History (The Meals...

Forms of biandang

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Origin of biandang

From Taiwanese Mandarin 便當 /便当 (biàndāng). Doublet of bento.

Questions about biandang

What does biandang mean?
Biandang means a Taiwanese lunchbox.
How do you use biandang in a sentence?
How much do Taiwanese love railway biandang?
What part of speech is biandang?
Biandang is a noun.
What is the plural of biandang?
The plural of biandang is biandang.

Words near biandang in the dictionary

  1. Biancas
  2. Biancheri
  3. Bianchi
  4. Bianchini
  5. Bianchinis
  6. biandang
  7. biandangs
  8. biandry
  9. Biangan
  10. biangbiang noodles
  11. biangle

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