魚蛋粉 (jyu4 daan6*2 fan2 | ) : [n] fish ball with vermicelli

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魚蛋粉

jyu4 daan6*2 fan2

[n] fish ball with vermicelli

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

魚蛋粉

This word has been viewed 3160 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 23rd Jan 2007 00:36 and last edited on 15th Dec 2008 22:10

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魚 jyu4 - fish
蛋 daan6 daan6*2 - egg
粉 fan2 - powder; flour; noodles; heroin

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魚蛋粉有魚蛋，牛丸粉有牛丸，咁咩粉有雪糕同薯片? 些粉。粵
Fish ball noodles contain fish balls, beef ball noodles contain beef balls, what kind of noodles contain ice cream and potato chips? 7-Eleven.
[A joke in Cantonese that utilizes the pun between 粉 (noodles) and the Cantonese pronunciation of the second syllable of "seven". See entry for 些粉.]

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