saap6 daan2煠蛋

Jyutpingsaap6 daan2

Yalesaahp dáan

Definition

Boiled egg.

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How it's used

Refers specifically to eggs cooked in their shells in boiling water. While the term is common, many people in Hong Kong simply use the English loanword egg or refer to the cooking method directly when ordering in a cha chaan teng.

Measure word

zek3隻jek

Examples

zou2早caan1餐sik6食zek3隻saap6煠daan2蛋gau3夠saai3晒gin6健hong1康。

Eating a hard-boiled egg for breakfast is very healthy.

nei5你zung1鍾m4唔zung1鍾ji3意sik6食saap6煠daan2蛋aa4呀？

Do you like eating hard-boiled eggs?

Common phrases

saap6煠suk6熟daan2蛋

fully hard-boiled egg

Common mistake

Learners often confuse this with 煎蛋 which refers to fried eggs. Ensure you distinguish between the cooking methods as they result in very different textures and culinary uses.