egg foo young in English

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Etymology: Partial calque of Cantonese 芙蓉蛋 (fu⁴ jung⁴ daan⁶⁻², “lotus egg”). From 蛋 (literally “egg”) + 芙蓉 (fu⁴ jung⁴, literally “lotus”) Etymology templates: {{partial calque|en|yue|芙蓉蛋|t=lotus egg}} Partial calque of Cantonese 芙蓉蛋 (fu⁴ jung⁴ daan⁶⁻², “lotus egg”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=egg foo young}} egg foo young (uncountable) Forms: egg foo-young [alternative], egg fooyoung [alternative], egg fu young [alternative], egg fu-young [alternative], egg fuyoung [alternative], egg foo yong [alternative], egg foo-yong [alternative], egg fooyong [alternative], egg fu yong [alternative], egg fu-yong [alternative], egg fuyong [alternative], egg foo yung [alternative], egg foo-yung [alternative], egg fooyung [alternative], egg fu yung [alternative], egg fu-yung [alternative], egg fuyung [alternative]

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"egg foo young" meaning in English

Noun

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