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蛋

Mandarin · pinyin dàn#

egg
Classifier: 個 gè, 打 dá
oval-shaped thing

Mandarin · pinyin Dàn#

variant of 蜑 Dàn

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蛋: dàn · eggs; term of abuse

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4 · dan4

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daan2 · daan6

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character · Etymology 1

egg (Classifier: 個／个 m; 顆／颗 m; 枚 m; 隻／只 c h)
egg-shaped object
(slang) ball; testicle
suffix denoting “person of certain characteristics”, usually with a pejorative tone
zero score; goose egg
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 蜑 (dàn)

character · Etymology 2

(Southern Min) unlaid egg of a fowl

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