粵

滾gwan2水seoi2蛋daan2

simp滚水蛋
gwan2 seoi2 daan2gǔn shuǐ dàn

English

  1. (food) a boiled egg
  2. poached egg in hot water, a drink served in Hong Kong-style cafés and prepared by cracking open a raw egg into a glass of boiling water and leaving it partially cooked, dubbed 和尚跳海 ("monk jumping into the sea")

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一種茶餐廳飲品，俗稱「和尚跳海」；做法係用生雞蛋打入一杯滾水度，形成半生熟狀

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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