ゆで卵

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: ゆで卵, read ゆでたまご, is a noun for an egg that has already been boiled.
• Basic usage: ゆで卵を食べる presents it as the finished food; ゆで卵を半分に切る presents it as an ingredient prepared for salad.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A finished boiled-egg food
  • ゆで卵 names an egg already cooked by boiling, usually in its shell. Cutting it or adding it to another dish does not make the expression refer to a raw egg.