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How to Say ‘One salted egg yolk’ in Traditional Chinese

一顆鹹蛋黃

yī kē xián dàn huáng

[ee kē xiándànhuáng]

💬 Usage Tip: 顆 (kē) is the counting word for small round things like yolks, eggs and candies. In Taiwan people also use it for zongzi: 一顆粽子.

Phrase Breakdown

一

yī

[ee]

one; a

A number word that helps form the phrase for category.

Example

你想找哪一類工作?

What kind of job do you want to look for?

顆

kē

[kē]

measure word for small round things

Classifier for eggs, balls, candies, and similar small round objects.

Example

我吃了兩顆蛋。

I ate two eggs.

鹹蛋黃

xián dàn huáng

[xiándànhuáng]

salted egg yolk

Yolk of a salted duck egg, a rich filling in zongzi and mooncakes.

Example

月餅裡有鹹蛋黃。

There's salted egg yolk in the mooncake.

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