jyu4 daan2 ho2魚蛋河鱼蛋河
Jyutpingjyu4 daan2 ho2
Yaleyùh dáan hó
Definition
Flat rice noodles served with fish balls in soup.
colloquialfooddim sum
How it's used
Ordering this dish is a quintessential Hong Kong experience, often found in casual noodle shops known as cha chaan teng or fish ball stalls. It is common to specify the type of noodle, such as swapping the flat rice noodles for thin egg noodles or rice vermicelli, depending on your preference. The dish is typically served in a clear, savory fish-based broth that highlights the texture of the bouncy fish balls.
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wun2碗wúnExamples
I want to eat a bowl of fish ball flat rice noodles, how about you?
The fish ball flat rice noodles at this shop are very famous.
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Common phrases
fish ball flat rice noodles with extra noodles
piping hot fish ball flat rice noodles
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 魚蛋粉, which typically includes a wider variety of fish-based toppings like fish cakes or fried fish skin, whereas 魚蛋河 specifically focuses on the fish balls.
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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.



