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彩蛋

Mandarin · pinyin cǎi dàn

painted eggshell
Easter egg
(media) Easter egg (hidden feature in software or a movie etc)
post-credits scene

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彩: cǎi · hue, color; variegated colors
蛋: dàn · eggs; term of abuse

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3–4 · cai3 dan4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

coi2 daan6

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noun

painted eggshell (or similar-looking objects)
decorated egg; Fabergé egg
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 復活節彩蛋／复活节彩蛋 (fùhuójié cǎidàn)
(Zhejiang Wu) century egg
(video games or hidden item in media) Easter egg

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