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egg foo young en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Partial calque of Cantonese 芙蓉蛋 (fu⁴ jung⁴ daan⁶⁻², “lotus egg”). From 蛋 (literally “egg”) + 芙蓉 (fu⁴ jung⁴, literally “lotus”)

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) An egg-based dish containing vegetables and often bits of meat, originating in Guangdong and common in Chinese-American cuisine.

Forms

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Relateds

foo yung

Translations (3)

zh 芙蓉蛋 (dish) · yue 芙蓉蛋 (dish) · cmn 芙蓉蛋 (dish)