茶葉蛋

Pronunciation
English Name

tea egg

Cantonese (Traditional)

茶葉蛋

Simplified Chinese

茶叶蛋

Mandarin (Pinyin)

chá yè dàn


Yale Romanization

chàh yihp dáan

Character Breakdown

茶葉 is tea leaves(茶 is tea, 葉 is leaf), and 蛋 is “egg, so 茶葉蛋 is tea leaves egg.

tea egg
About This Dish

Tea eggs are boiled then cracked then boiled again or soaked in a mixture of soy sauce, tea, and spices. Also known as marble egg as the cracked shells create a marbled appearance.

Quick Facts
Categories:
蛋
Yale:
chàh yihp dáan