Pronunciation
English Name

corned beef egg sandwich

Cantonese (Traditional)

蛋牛治

Mandarin (Pinyin)

dàn niú zhì


Yale Romanization

dáan ngàuh jih

Jyutping

daan2 ngau4 zi6

Character Breakdown

蛋 is egg, 牛 is cow (but here it's short for beef 牛肉), and 治 is the tail end of the loanword for sandwich (三文治). So 蛋牛治 is egg cow sandwich.

corned beef egg sandwich
About This Dish

A Hong Kong-style sandwich with corned beef and scrambled egg.

Quick Facts
Categories:
港式
茶餐廳
Yale:
dáan ngàuh jih
Jyutping:
daan2 ngau4 zi6