蛋挞

蛋撻
dàntà
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 egg tart

Examples

HSK 7-9
Púshì dàntà biǎomiàn yǒu jiāotáng bāndiǎn.
Portuguese egg tarts have caramelized spots on top.
HSK 7-9
Tā zài kǎoxiāng lǐ kǎo le yī pán dàntà.
She baked a tray of egg tarts in the oven.

Tips

culture
Two main styles: the Hong Kong version with smooth yellow custard in a shortbread or puff-pastry shell (a cha chaan teng staple), and the 葡式 (Macau / Lord Stow's) version with caramelized cream filling, brought via Portuguese Macau in 1989.
mistakes
is officially pronounced tà, but very commonly heard as dàntǎ in Cantonese-influenced Mandarin. Either reading will be understood.

Stroke Order

dàn