Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To beat eggs: The primary meaning of "đánh trứng" is the culinary action of vigorously stirring, whisking, or beating eggs, typically to combine the yolks and whites into a uniform mixture.
   • To whip eggs: It can specifically refer to the process of incorporating air into eggs, making them light and frothy, often as a step in baking or cooking.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Đầu tiên, bạn cần đánh trứng cho đến khi nổi bọt. (First, you need to beat the eggs until frothy.)
  • Cô ấy đang đánh trứng để làm bánh. (She is whipping eggs to make a cake.)
  • Đánh trứng đều tay là bước quan trọng. (Beating the eggs evenly is an important step.)

Advanced Usage

• "đánh trứng bông": to beat eggs until stiff peaks form; to whip eggs to a stiff foam.
  • Để làm bánh soufflé, bạn phải đánh trứng bông cứng. (To make a soufflé, you must beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đánh kem (v): to whip cream.

  • Đánh kem với một chút đường. (Whip the cream with a little sugar.)

• Đánh bông lòng trắng trứng (v): to beat egg whites until frothy/foamy.

  • Công thức yêu cầu đánh bông lòng trắng trứng. (The recipe requires beating the egg whites until foamy.)

Synonyms

• Whisk eggs: To beat eggs using a whisk.
• Whip eggs: To beat eggs vigorously to incorporate air.
• Beat eggs: The general term for stirring eggs forcefully.

Related Idioms

• Nhanh như đánh trứng: As quick as beating eggs; used to describe something done very swiftly.
  • Cô ấy làm xong công việc nhanh như đánh trứng. (She finished the work as quick as beating eggs.)