jeon2 coeng2膶腸膶肠
Jyutpingjeon2 coeng2
Yaleyéun chéung
Definition
Cantonese sausage made with pork liver and pork.
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How it's used
Liver sausage is a quintessential winter ingredient in Hong Kong, often paired with regular lap cheong in claypot rice. It has a distinct, earthy, and slightly metallic flavor profile that is much richer than standard pork sausage. You will rarely see it sold alone; it is almost always bundled in pairs, which is why it is frequently referred to as a pair of sausages.
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tiu4條tìuhExamples
Eating a bowl of liver sausage rice in winter is really comforting.
How many liver sausages did you buy to take home?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse it with standard pork sausage, which is just called 臘腸. While both are preserved meats, the addition of liver gives this variety a much stronger taste that some people find polarizing.
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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.
