sān míng zhì
sandwich
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我喜欢吃三明治。
wǒ xǐhuān chī sān míng zhì.
I like to eat sandwiches.
三明治里有什么？
sān míng zhì lǐ yǒu shén me?
What's in the sandwich?
请给我做一个三明治。
qǐng gěi wǒ zuò yī gè sān míng zhì.
Please make me a sandwich.
三文治 (sān wén zhì)
sandwich
夹馍 (jiā mó)
sandwich
热狗 (rè gǒu)
hot dog
汉堡 (hàn bǎo)
hamburger
The Chinese word 三明治 (sān míng zhì) literally means "three-layer sandwich". It is a loanword from the English word "sandwich", which is believed to have originated in the 18th century from the name of John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich. The word "sandwich" was first recorded in English in 1762, and it quickly spread to other languages, including Chinese. The Chinese word 三明治 was first used in the late 19th century, and it has since become the standard term for "sandwich" in Chinese.
