<p>马大碗拉面 (Mr.Ma's Big Bowl Pulled Noodles) is the name of the restaurant.</p>

<p>马 is a common family name. Either the restaurant owner's last name is 'Ma' or the recipe of this noodle dish was created by someone named 'Ma'-- Most likely the owner came up with the recipe</p>

<p>马大碗 is either the owner's nickname-- because he serves pulled noodle in huge bowls(大碗) or  马大碗拉面  is a description of the restaurant's famous noodle - 'Big Bowl of noodle created by Mr.Ma' </p>

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2017-07-11T02:39:53.360Z
2017-07-11T02:39:53.360Z
Tang Ho
<p>马 means 马氏, the family name.</p>

<p>大碗 - big bowl; large quantity.</p>

<p>(马氏)(大碗拉面)</p>

<p>The company was established in 1993.
It registered the name <a href="http://www.qzmstf.com/page/company.aspx" rel="noreferrer">马师傅马大碗</a>.</p>

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2017-07-11T02:40:36.633Z
2017-07-11T02:40:36.633Z
Farnz Seager
<p>This sign is on our campus's halal cafeteria:</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/V7DdW.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/V7DdW.jpg" alt="马大碗拉面 各种面食" /></a></p>
<p>It says:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>马大碗拉面 各种面食</p>
<p>mǎdàwǎn lāmiàn   gèzhǒng miànshí</p>
</blockquote>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://dict.cn/%E6%8B%89%E9%9D%A2" rel="nofollow noreferrer">拉面</a> = &quot;pulled noodles&quot;, famous noodles in China, often from Lanzhou (兰州)</li>
<li><a href="http://dict.cn/%E5%90%84%E7%A7%8D" rel="nofollow noreferrer">各种</a> = every kind of</li>
<li><a href="http://dict.cn/%E9%9D%A2%E9%A3%9F" rel="nofollow noreferrer">面食</a> = flour-based foodstuffs (noodles, in this case)</li>
</ul>
<p>I'm not sure what 马大碗 means here.  It's possibly a name; I'm not sure because the given name (名字) would be &quot;big bowl&quot;.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://dict.cn/%E9%A9%AC" rel="nofollow noreferrer">马</a> = horse</li>
<li><a href="http://dict.cn/%E5%A4%A7%E7%A2%97" rel="nofollow noreferrer">大碗</a> = big bowl</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Question</strong>: What does 马大碗 (mǎdàwǎn) = &quot;horse big bowl&quot; mean?</p>

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2017-07-11T02:06:28.433Z
马 may mean 马氏, the family name. 大碗 - big bowl; large quantity. (马氏)(大碗拉面)
Farnz Seager
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2017-07-16T23:17:12.417Z
Another point is that 兰州 is the capital city of 甘肃 province, where many Chinese Hui people are living. 马 is a very common family name for Hui people.
Huang
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What does 马大碗 (mǎdàwǎn) = "horse big bowl" mean in 马大碗拉面?
# What does 马大碗 (mǎdàwǎn) = "horse big bowl" mean in 马大碗拉面?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-07-11)

This sign is on our campus's halal cafeteria:

[![马大碗拉面 各种面食](https://i.sstatic.net/V7DdW.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/V7DdW.jpg)

It says:

> 马大碗拉面 各种面食
>
> mǎdàwǎn lāmiàn gèzhǒng miànshí

* [拉面](http://dict.cn/%E6%8B%89%E9%9D%A2) = "pulled noodles", famous noodles in China, often from Lanzhou (兰州)
* [各种](http://dict.cn/%E5%90%84%E7%A7%8D) = every kind of
* [面食](http://dict.cn/%E9%9D%A2%E9%A3%9F) = flour-based foodstuffs (noodles, in this case)

I'm not sure what 马大碗 means here. It's possibly a name; I'm not sure because the given name (名字) would be "big bowl".

* [马](http://dict.cn/%E9%A9%AC) = horse
* [大碗](http://dict.cn/%E5%A4%A7%E7%A2%97) = big bowl

**Question**: What does 马大碗 (mǎdàwǎn) = "horse big bowl" mean?

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

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 马 may mean 马氏, the family name. 大碗 - big bowl; large quantity. (马氏)(大碗拉面)  
> **username_2**: Another point is that 兰州 is the capital city of 甘肃 province, where many Chinese Hui people are living. 马 is a very common family name for Hui people.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-07-11. Score: 7 | Accepted answer

马 means 马氏, the family name.

大碗 - big bowl; large quantity.

(马氏)(大碗拉面)

The company was established in 1993.
It registered the name [马师傅马大碗](http://www.qzmstf.com/page/company.aspx).


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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-07-11. Score: 1

马大碗拉面 (Mr.Ma's Big Bowl Pulled Noodles) is the name of the restaurant.

马 is a common family name. Either the restaurant owner's last name is 'Ma' or the recipe of this noodle dish was created by someone named 'Ma'-- Most likely the owner came up with the recipe

马大碗 is either the owner's nickname-- because he serves pulled noodle in huge bowls(大碗) or 马大碗拉面 is a description of the restaurant's famous noodle - 'Big Bowl of noodle created by Mr.Ma'


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