燕窩 (jin3 wo1) — edible swallows' nest ; bird's nest sou… in Cantonese

jin˗₃燕woˉ¹窩

简燕窝

Mandarin Pinyin: yan4 wo1

Meaning of 燕窩

nounedible swallows' nest ; bird's nest soup, a dessert made from swallows' nests whose main constituent is the birds' saliva. The dish itself is usu. served with rock sugar 冰糖.

Example Sentences with 燕窩

喐吓就燕窩魚翅，實情有水

For no good reason he'll have bird's nest and shark's fin as a meal; he must really be rich.

jin˗₃燕woˉ¹窩houˊ²好bouˊ²補gaa˗₃㗎

Bird's nest soup is very nourishing.

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燕jin3

Yan - a state in what is Hebei 河北 today during the Warring States period (475-221 BC)

窩wo1

nest; den; lair; hideout

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燕窩 (jin3 wo1) — edible swallows' nest ; bird's nest soup, a dessert made from swallows' nests whose main constituent is the birds' saliva. The dish itself is usu. served with rock sugar 冰糖. in Cantonese

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