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36 親子丼 Parent And Child Bowl

Alternative Meanings

Parent And Child Rice Bowl, Chicken And Egg Rice Bowl, Chicken And Egg On Rice

Part of Speech

Noun

Reading

おやこどんぶり

  • Kyoko(Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi(Tokyo accent, male)

おやこどん

  • Kyoko(Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi(Tokyo accent, male)

Context Sentence

てか、あの親子丼超まずかったよね！トイレで吐いちゃったよ！

God! That parent and child bowl was so disgusting! I threw up in the bathroom.

Meaning Explanation

A very common food item, though the name for it is a little weird. 親子丼 is Parent and child rice bowl, aka a parent and child bowl. The parent is a chicken. The child is an egg. So, this is a chicken and egg donburi, basically.

Reading Explanation

The reading is 親 and 子 and 丼 combined together into one sick parent and child meal. Just think, that egg could be that chicken's child. At least they're together.

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