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雞蛋

简鸡蛋 · 繁雞蛋

Mandarin · pinyin jī dàn

(chicken) egg
hen's egg
Classifier: 個 gè, 打 dá

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雞: jī · chickens; domestic fowl
蛋: dàn · eggs; term of abuse
鸡: jī · chicken

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1–4 · ji1 dan4

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gai1 daan2 · gai1 daan6

Cantonese word readings for 雞蛋. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun · Etymology 1

chicken egg (Classifier: 個／个 m; 顆／颗 m; 枚 m; 隻／只 c)
(regional) goose egg; a score of zero

noun · Etymology 2

(Teochew) unlaid chicken egg (Classifier: 粒 mn-t)

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