# 老鼠粉
## Chinese

* 老鼠粉

### Etymology

So named because they resemble rat tails.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): lǎoshǔfěn
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ ㄈㄣˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): lou$^5$ syu$^2$ fan$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoshǔfěn [Phonetic: láoshúfěn]
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ ㄈㄣˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoshǔfěn
*** Wade–Giles: lao$^3$-shu$^3$-fên$^3$
*** Yale: lǎu-shǔ-fěn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoshuufeen
*** Palladius: лаошуфэнь (laošufɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: lou$^5$ syu$^2$ fan$^2$
*** Yale: lóuh syú fán
*** Cantonese Pinyin: lou$^5$ sy$^2$ fan$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lou$^5$ xu$^2$ fen$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /lou̯¹³ syː³⁵ fɐn³⁵/

### Noun

老鼠粉
* (chiefly Guangdong and Southeast Asian Cantonese) silver needle noodles; rat noodles

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 米苔目 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 老鼠粉 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 老鼠粉 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 銀針粉 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 老鼠粉 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 老鼠粉 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 老鼠粉 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 老鼠粉 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 老鼠粄, 水粄仔 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 老鼠粉 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 米篩目 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian) | 米篩目 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) | 米篩目 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) | 米篩目 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 米篩目 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 米篩目 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 米篩目 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 米篩粄 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 米篩目 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 米篩目 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 米篩目 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 米篩目 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 米篩目 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 米篩目 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 米篩目 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 米篩目 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 米篩目 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 米篩目 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 米篩目 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 米篩目 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 米篩目 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 米篩目 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 米篩目仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 米篩目 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 米篩目 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 米篩目 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Luodong) | 米篩目 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 米篩目 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 米篩目 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Yongjing) | 米篩目 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 米篩目 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 米篩目 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 米篩目 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 米篩目 |
| Southern Min | Taitung (Green Island) | 米篩目 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 米篩目 |
| Southern Min | Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng) | 米篩目 |
| Southern Min | Pingtung (Liuqiu) | 米篩目 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 米篩目 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 米篩漏 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 米篩漏 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Huxi) | 米篩漏 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Jibei) | 米篩漏 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 米篩目 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 米篩目 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 尖米圓 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 尖米圓 |
| Southern Min | Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew) | 尖米圓 |