pei4 daan2 sau3 juk6 zuk1皮蛋瘦肉粥
Jyutpingpei4 daan2 sau3 juk6 zuk1
Yalepèih dáan sau yuhk jūk
Definition
Congee with minced pork and century egg.
colloquialfooddim sum
How it's used
Often shortened to 皮蛋粥 in casual conversation when the context of the pork is implied. It is a staple of Hong Kong breakfast culture and is frequently served in traditional congee shops and dim sum restaurants. Unlike some other congee varieties, it is almost always served with a dash of white pepper and sometimes chopped spring onions.
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wun2碗wúnExamples
I want to order a bowl of congee with minced pork and preserved egg for breakfast.
The congee with minced pork and preserved egg at this shop is very famous.
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Common phrases
a bowl of congee with minced pork and preserved egg
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 艇仔粥, which contains a wider variety of ingredients like peanuts, squid, and roast pork, whereas this dish focuses specifically on the combination of preserved egg and lean pork.
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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.
