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century egg meaning in Myanmar

ဆေးဘဲဥ hce:bhai:u.

century egg in Myanmar: ဆေးဘဲဥ (hce:bhai:u.). In English, century egg means a Chinese delicacy made by preserving a duck, chicken or quail egg in a mixture of clay, ash, salt, quicklime and rice hulls for several weeks to several months.

Myanmar words for century egg

Chinese delicacy
ဆေးဘဲဥ hce:bhai:u.

English meaning of century egg

  1. noun A Chinese delicacy made by preserving a duck, chicken or quail egg in a mixture of clay, ash, salt, quicklime and rice hulls for several weeks to several months.

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Questions about century egg in Myanmar

What is the meaning of century egg in Myanmar?
Century egg in Myanmar is ဆေးဘဲဥ (hce:bhai:u.).
century egg ရဲ့ အဓိပ္ပာယ်က ဘာလဲ။
Century egg: ဆေးဘဲဥ (hce:bhai:u.).
What does century egg mean in English?
Century egg means a Chinese delicacy made by preserving a duck, chicken or quail egg in a mixture of clay, ash, salt, quicklime and rice hulls for several weeks to several months.

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