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<p>臉盆 still means <em>washbasin</em> here, it's just that <em>this</em> washbasin is a very large bowl used for food.</p>

<p>A tonne more noodles and a lot more soup.</p>

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2019-02-24T14:43:14.600Z
You can say wash basin size is another words for super jumbo size
Tang Ho
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Like a "Bucket" of KFC?
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<p>A restaurant just up the road from my hostel here in Taichung, Taiwan has some dishes including the characters  臉盆. When I looked them up I could only find the meaning "washbasin". Even hunting the internet afterwards I couldn't find any other meaning or useful reference to food.</p>

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<p>What could 臉盆 mean in this context?</p>

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2019-02-24T19:31:52.260Z
This is an example of where plugging Chinese words into Google Image Search works really well.
Ben Jackson
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2019-02-25T02:26:33.500Z
@BenJackson: I did try that and I got pictures of actual washbasins. I also tried to combine this word with various food words and the word Taiwan. Some looked like food but I wouldn't have guessed conclusively that it came down to type or size of bowl. Moreover none of the hits seemed to be articles about the concept.
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2019-02-25T04:51:49.773Z
Wow there are some great image results for 脸盆泡菜你哦肉面 with people in front of giant basins of food.
Ben Jackson
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@BenJackson: Ah well that's one string I didn't try. My Chinese is not that good so I have to enter most characters by drawing on my phone screen, which I can't do on the laptop. And anyhow not enough for me personally to put together that "wash basin" = "large soup bowl" on my own.
hippietrail
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2019-02-25T17:17:44.700Z
https://www.mdbg.net/ can look up characters by drawing when you don't have your phone handy.
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What does 臉盆 "washbasin" mean when it's part of the names of dishes in Taiwan?
# What does 臉盆 "washbasin" mean when it's part of the names of dishes in Taiwan?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-02-24)

A restaurant just up the road from my hostel here in Taichung, Taiwan has some dishes including the characters 臉盆. When I looked them up I could only find the meaning "washbasin". Even hunting the internet afterwards I couldn't find any other meaning or useful reference to food.

[![臉盆 section of the menu](https://i.sstatic.net/Rowl4.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/Rowl4.jpg)

What could 臉盆 mean in this context?

**Tags:** meaning-in-context, food, taiwan

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: This is an example of where plugging Chinese words into Google Image Search works really well.  
> **username_0**: @BenJackson: I did try that and I got pictures of actual washbasins. I also tried to combine this word with various food words and the word Taiwan. Some looked like food but I wouldn't have guessed conclusively that it came down to type or size of bowl. Moreover none of the hits seemed to be articles about the concept.  
> **username_1**: Wow there are some great image results for 脸盆泡菜你哦肉面 with people in front of giant basins of food.  
> **username_0**: @BenJackson: Ah well that's one string I didn't try. My Chinese is not that good so I have to enter most characters by drawing on my phone screen, which I can't do on the laptop. And anyhow not enough for me personally to put together that "wash basin" = "large soup bowl" on my own.  
> **username_1**: https://www.mdbg.net/ can look up characters by drawing when you don't have your phone handy.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2019-02-24. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

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臉盆 still means *washbasin* here, it's just that *this* washbasin is a very large bowl used for food.

A tonne more noodles and a lot more soup.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: You can say wash basin size is another words for super jumbo size  
> **username_4**: Like a "Bucket" of KFC?  

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