daan2 baau1 faan6蛋包飯蛋包饭
Jyutpingdaan2 baau1 faan6
Yaledáan bāau faahn
Definition
Omurice; a Japanese-style dish of fried rice wrapped in an omelette and topped with ketchup or curry sauce.
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How it's used
This dish is a staple of local cha chaan teng menus and fast food chains. It is often served with a generous amount of ketchup or a mild Japanese style curry sauce. The term is a direct loan translation from Japanese cuisine but has become completely naturalized in Hong Kong food culture.
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dip2碟dípExamples
I want to go eat omu-rice tonight.
Do you like eating omu-rice?
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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.
