面包
miàn bāo
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Traditional: 麵包
Bread, in any form: a loaf, a roll or a slice. A loaf or a roll is counted with 个 (一个面包), a slice with 片 (一片面包). A bakery is 面包店.
Bánh mì nói chung, dù là cả ổ hay từng lát. Cả ổ hay một chiếc nhỏ thì đếm bằng 个 (一个面包), một lát thì dùng 片 (一片面包). Tiệm bánh mì là 面包店.
NounRegister: neutral
Examples
Editorial example (illustrative, not a corpus attestation) — awaiting a native-speaker check
Sources & notes
Hán-Việt bridge batch 064 (2026-11-14). Headword, Traditional form and pinyin checked against CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0) source ↗ · Hán-Việt reading: Unihan kVietnamese source ↗ ; en.wiktionary Vietnamese entries via kaikki.org extract, snapshot 2026-07-31 (CC BY-SA 4.0): Hán-Việt reading 面/麵 = miến · No Vietnamese entry is linked as its twin; the Hán-Việt reading is given character by character. Definition, literal gloss and example sentence are original; the example has not had a native-speaker check yet.
Common questions
What does “面包” mean?
Bread, in any form: a loaf, a roll or a slice. A loaf or a roll is counted with 个 (一个面包), a slice with 片 (一片面包). A bakery is 面包店. Literally: flour bundle
Is “面包” formal or informal?
面包 is generally neutral.