The Chinese word for egg is
鸡蛋
jī dàn
Chinese Definition
| egg | |
| 1. 名词. 雌性生殖细胞，卵。 | |
| 2. 名词. 蛋 | |
| Components | |
| 鸡 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 雞 | |
| 蛋 | |
| 1. egg | |
| 雞蛋 - chicken egg | |
| 蛋殼 - eggshell | |
| 2. egg-shaped object | |
| 跳蛋 - love egg | |
| 3. (slang) ball; testicle | |
| 4. (suffix denoting “person of certain characteristics”, usually with a pejorative tone) | |
| 傻蛋 - goofball | |
| 笨蛋 - fool | |
| 5. Alternative form of 蜑 | |
| 6. =====Usage notes===== | |
| 7. (Min Nan) unlaid egg of a fowl |
Translations for 蛋 and their definitions
| 卵子 | |
| 1. n. ovum; egg | |
| 2. n. (colloquial) testicles; balls | |
| 3. n. (dialectal Mandarin) penis | |
| 4. n. (dialectal Mandarin) scrotum |
| 蛋 | |
| 1. egg | |
| 雞蛋 - chicken egg | |
| 蛋殼 - eggshell | |
| 2. egg-shaped object | |
| 跳蛋 - love egg | |
| 3. (slang) ball; testicle | |
| 4. (suffix denoting “person of certain characteristics”, usually with a pejorative tone) | |
| 傻蛋 - goofball | |
| 笨蛋 - fool | |
| 5. Alternative form of 蜑 | |
| 6. =====Usage notes===== | |
| 7. (Min Nan) unlaid egg of a fowl |
| 雞蛋 | |
| 1. n. chicken egg | |
| 2. n. (regional) goose egg; a score of zero | |
| 食 雞蛋daan6-2 - to get a goose egg | |
| 3. n. (Teochew) unlaid chicken egg |
| 鸡蛋 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 雞蛋 |
| 卵 | |
| 1. egg; ovum; roe; spawn | |
| 2. (entomology) fertilised egg | |
| 3. (regional) testicles | |
| 4. (regional) penis; male genitals; scrotum | |
| 5. Variant of ? | |
| 6. Variant of 鯤 |
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