How to say “Egg tart” in Cantonese

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daan6 taat1 · Egg tart

A small tart filled with smooth baked egg custard. Hong Kong bakeries sell both a shortcrust and a flaky puff-pastry version.

The colour of each syllable is its tone — Cantonese has six, and the same sound in another tone is another word.

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