黄瓜炒鸡蛋, photo 1 of 2
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Scrambled eggs with cucumbers
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Zhou Yuji1028
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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Hunan cuisine, Cucumber fried with Eggs
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Huangdan2060
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CC BY 3.0
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Wikimedia Commons
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Cropped and resized

黄瓜炒鸡蛋

黃瓜炒雞蛋
huánggua chǎo jīdàn
Also on menus as 黄瓜炒蛋
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 cucumber stir-fried with scrambled eggs

About the dish

家常菜 Home-style · 热菜 Hot dish

Slices of cucumber stir-fried briefly with scrambled egg, so the cucumber is warm but still crunchy. Light, mild and lightly salted; some cooks add wood ear mushroom or carrot.

Usually contains egg

Examples

HSK 5
Dìyī cì chī huánggua chǎo jīdàn, wǒ cái fāxiàn huánggua yě kěyǐ chǎo zhe chī.
The first time I had cucumber with scrambled eggs, I found out cucumber can be cooked too.
HSK 6
Huánggua chǎo jīdàn hěn qīngdàn, shìhé xiàtiān chī.
Cucumber with scrambled eggs is light, just right for summer.

Stroke Order

黄 huáng
瓜 guā
炒 chǎo
鸡 jī
蛋 dàn