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蛋蛋

Mandarin · pinyin dàn dàn

(coll.) balls (testicles)

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蛋: dàn · eggs; term of abuse

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4–4 · dan4 dan4

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daan4 daan2

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adv

(dialectal) very; extremely (when used as a suffix)

noun

(childish) egg
(colloquial, childish) testicles; balls
(dialectal) fruit
(Jin) glass marble
(dialectal) any sphere-shaped object

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