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Cantonese · 24 October 2026 · Cha Chaan Teng Diner Slang

鴛鴦

jyun1 joeng1Jyutping

Yuenyeung / coffee mixed with milk tea

noun

A popular beverage combining three parts coffee and seven parts Hong Kong milk tea, named after the Mandarin ducks that symbolize a perfect pairing of opposites.

In a sentence

我想試吓呢度嘅凍鴛鴦,聽講茶味好濃。

Ngo5 soeng2 si3 haa5 ni1 dou6 ge3 dung3 jyun1 joeng1, ting1 gong2 caa4 mei6 hou2 nung4.

I want to try the iced Yuenyeung here; I heard the tea flavor is really strong.

The Cantonese word 鴛鴦, illustrated
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