🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ちんびん【巻餅・煎餅】 : chinbin | define meaning
chinbin
Pronunciation: [t͡ɕim̩biŋ̍]
Definition
Noun
- Okinawan food resembling a rolled crepe made from a batter of wheat flour, water, brown sugar and eggs which is then fried in a pan and rolled up
Etymology
Ultimately of Sinitic origin, from either 【捲餅・卷餅・卷饼】 "rolled wheat pancake" (cf. Mandarin juǎnbǐng; Cantonese gyun2 beng2) or【煎餅】 "jianbing (fried egg pancake)" (cf. Mandarin jiānbǐng; Cantonese zin1 beng2; Hokkien chian-piáⁿ).
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 巻餅 煎餅 |
| Kana | ちんびん |
| Romanization | chinbin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [t͡ɕim̩biŋ̍] |
意味：チンビン、けんぴん【巻餅】、沖縄県の菓子、クレープ見たいの焼いて巻いた菓子
Categories:
巻餅
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 14). ちんびん【巻餅・煎餅】 : chinbin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8161/chinbin/.