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皮蛋瘦肉粥

pei4 daan2 sau3 juk6 zuk1

congee with preserved duck egg and pork

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

皮蛋瘦肉粥

This word was added by bybell on 27th Oct 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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皮 pei4 pi2 - skin, hide, fur; naughty
蛋 daan6 daan6*2 dan4 - egg
瘦 sau3 shou4 sou1 - thin, skinny
肉 juk6 rou4 rou2 ru4 - meat
粥 zuk1 zhu4 zhou1 - congee; rice gruel

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