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

is egg, is cow (but here it's short for beef 牛肉), and 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