米王

米王

1. (Cantonese, restaurant jargon) congee, especially plain congee
   • 2007, 冼翠貞 [Sin Chui Ching], directed by 陳湘娟, 爸爸閉翳 [Fathers and Sons]‎^[1], episode 19, spoken by 高志添 [Ko Chi-Tim] (夏雨 [Ha Yu]):

     我專登整咗啲米王同埋蝦米腸嚟畀你啊 [Cantonese, trad.]
     我专登整咗啲米王同埋虾米肠嚟畀你啊 [Cantonese, simp.]

     ngo⁵ zyun¹ dang¹ zing² zo² di¹ mai⁵ wong⁴ tung⁴ maai⁴ haa¹ mai⁵ coeng^4-2 lai⁴ bei² nei⁵ aa³ [Jyutping]

     I specially made some congee and rice rolls with dried shrimp for you

   • 2015 April 2, 唯靈, “22元一條油炸鬼”, in 信報財經新聞 [Hong Kong Economic Journal]‎^[2], archived from the original on 12 March 2025:

     在中環一級商場，吃一碗「米王」和一條「油炸鬼」要五十大元，對我們這一代曾經吃過「一毫兩味」老香港而言，有點匪夷所思，但現實確是如此。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     在中环一级商场，吃一碗「米王」和一条「油炸鬼」要五十大元，对我们这一代曾经吃过「一毫两味」老香港而言，有点匪夷所思，但现实确是如此。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     zoi⁶ zung¹ waan⁴ jat¹ kap¹ soeng¹ coeng⁴, hek³ jat¹ wun² “mai⁵ wong⁴” wo⁴ jat¹ tiu⁴ “jau⁴ zaa³ gwai²” jiu³ ng⁵ sap⁶ daai⁶ jyun⁴, deoi³ ngo⁵ mun⁴ ze² jat¹ doi⁶ cang⁴ ging¹ hek³ gwo³ “jat¹ hou⁴ loeng⁵ mei^6-2” lou⁵ hoeng¹ gong² ji⁴ jin⁴, jau⁵ dim² fei² ji⁴ so² si¹, daan⁶ jin⁶ sat⁶ kok³ si⁶ jyu⁴ ci². [Jyutping]

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