ceon1 zi1春孳
Jyutpingceon1 zi1
Yalechēun jī
Definition
Yolk; unformed chicken eggs still inside the hen's body.
colloquialfood
How it's used
Refers specifically to the undeveloped, unlaid eggs found inside a slaughtered hen. It is a culinary term used primarily when discussing the preparation or consumption of whole chickens. The term is distinct from the standard word for a laid egg, which is 蛋.
Measure word
nap1粒nāpExamples
There are a lot of yolks inside this chicken.
Do you like eating the yolks inside the chicken?
Related words
Common phrases
stir-fried chicken yolks
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the general term for egg, 蛋. Using 春孳 to refer to a standard chicken egg you buy at the supermarket will sound very strange or confusing to native speakers.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
