午餐肉蛋三文治

Pronunciation
English Name

spam and egg sandwich

Cantonese (Traditional)

午餐肉蛋三文治

Mandarin (Pinyin)

wǔ cān ròu dàn sān wén zhì


Yale Romanization

ńgh chāan yuhk dáan sāam màhn jih

Jyutping

ng5 caan1 juk6 daan2 saam1 man4 zi6

Character Breakdown

午餐 is lunch (午 is noon, and {餐 is meal), and is meat, so 午餐肉 is lunch meat, i.e. spam. is egg, and 三文治 is the loanword for sandwich, so altogether 午餐肉蛋三文治 is lunch meat egg sandwich.

spam and egg sandwich
About This Dish

A Hong Kong-style sandwich with pan-fried spam and scrambled egg.

Quick Facts
Categories:
港式
茶餐廳
Yale:
ńgh chāan yuhk dáan sāam màhn jih
Jyutping:
ng5 caan1 juk6 daan2 saam1 man4 zi6