蛋炒饭
dàn chǎo fàn
蛋炒饭 (dàn chǎo fàn) is the Chinese way to say egg fried rice.
This phrase refers to a dish consisting of cooked rice stir-fried in a pan with eggs and other ingredients.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 蛋 (egg), 炒 (stir-fry) and 饭 (cooked rice).
How does it change in a sentence?
The term 蛋炒饭 is a noun phrase that does not change its form based on number or tense.
How do you pronounce it?
dàn chǎo fàn
Did you know?
- While the phrase is simple, the quality of the dish often depends on the 'breath' of the pan, a concept related to 镬气 (wok hei), which describes the charred, smoky aroma achieved during the '炒' stage.
- The word 饭 (rice) in this phrase refers specifically to cooked, steamed rice, whereas the raw grain is called 米.
- While 蛋炒饭 is a staple, some regional variations in China use a 'golden rice' technique where the raw rice is tossed with egg yolks before cooking to coat every grain in yellow.
Examples in context
- 请给我一份蛋炒饭Please give me a serving of egg fried rice.
- 鸡蛋炒饭是我最喜欢的Egg fried rice is my favorite.
- 我会做很好吃的鸡蛋炒饭儿I can make delicious egg fried rice.
- 这盘蛋炒饭很好吃。Zhè pán dàn chǎofàn hěn hǎochī.This plate of egg fried rice is delicious.
- 请给我一份蛋炒饭。Qǐng gěi wǒ yī fèn dàn chǎofàn.Please give me one serving of egg fried rice.
Example conversation
A couple is deciding what to order at a small restaurant.
- 志强 Zhiqiang晓雯，你想吃什么？Xiǎowén, nǐ xiǎng chī shénme?Xiaowen, what do you want to eat?
- 晓雯 Xiaowen我想吃蛋炒饭。Wǒ xiǎng chī dàn chǎofàn.I want to eat egg fried rice.
- 志强 Zhiqiang那我也点一份蛋炒饭吧。Nà wǒ yě diǎn yī fèn dàn chǎofàn ba.Then I will also order an egg fried rice.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen好，志强，那我们点这两个吧。Hǎo, Zhìqiáng, nà wǒmen diǎn zhè liǎng gè ba.Okay, Zhiqiang, let's order these two then.
