「滾水蛋」
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| Pronunciation: | gwan2 seoi2 daan2 |
| Individual Character Meaning: |
滾 to roll; boil((water/food)); go away; boiling hot; very angry; to boil; to deceive; to fool someone 水 water; soup; beverage; liquids in general; body of water 蛋 egg |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Explanation: |
poached egg in hot water, a drink served in Hong Kong-style cafés and prepared by cracking open a raw egg into a glass of boiling water and leaving it partially cooked, dubbed 和尚跳海 ("monk jumping into the sea")
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