Usage of the character 卵
luǎn
卵
[卵]
- egg; ovum; spawn
- (coll.) testicles
- (old) penis
- (expletive) fucking
luǎnzi
卵子
[卵子]
- testicles
- penis
luǎncháo
卵巢
[卵巢]
- ovary
luǎnxíng
卵形
[卵形]
- oval
- egg-shaped (leaves in botany)
tóngluǎn
同卵
[同卵]
- (of twins) identical
- monozygotic
luǎnliè
卵裂
[卵裂]
- cleavage of fertilized ovum into cells
páiluǎn
排卵
[排卵]
- to ovulate
luǎnqiào
卵鞘
[卵鞘]
- (invertebrate zoology) ootheca
luǎnshí
卵石
[卵石]
- cobble; cobblestone; pebble
luǎnhuáng
卵黄
[卵黃]
- egg yolk
luǎnmó
卵模
[卵模]
- ootype (site of egg composition in flatworm biology)
juānluǎn
捐卵
[捐卵]
- to donate eggs (from one's ovaries)
luǎnzǐ
卵子
[卵子]
- ovum
fūluǎn
孵卵
[孵卵]
- to hatch
- to brood
luǎnpāo
卵泡
[卵泡]
- ovarian follicle
- Taiwan pr. (luǎnpào)
chǎnluǎn
产卵
[產卵]
- to lay eggs
yìluǎn
异卵
[異卵]
- (of twins) fraternal
- dizygotic
luǎnyuán
卵圆
[卵圓]
- oval
- ellipse
luǎnhuángguǎn
卵黄管
[卵黃管]
- vitelline duct
luǎnyuánchuāng
卵圆窗
[卵圓窗]
- oval window between middle and inner ear
luǎnlínzhī
卵磷脂
[卵磷脂]
- lecithin (phospholipid found in egg yolk)
shòujīngluǎn
受精卵
[受精卵]
- fertilized ovum
luǎnyuánxíng
卵圆形
[卵圓形]
- oval
- ellipsoidal
luǎnjīngcháo
卵精巢
[卵精巢]
- ovaries and testes
luǎnyòngjī
卵用鸡
[卵用雞]
- laying hen
luǎncháowō
卵巢窝
[卵巢窩]
- ovary
luǎnhuángnáng
卵黄囊
[卵黃囊]
- yolk sac (ectodermal cells attaching fetus to uterus before the development of the placenta)
ránbìngluǎn
然并卵
[然並卵]
- (Internet slang) ultimately useless
shūluǎnguǎn
输卵管
[輸卵管]
- Fallopian tube
- oviduct
luǎnhuángxiàn
卵黄腺
[卵黃腺]
- vitelline glands
- vitellaria (in biology)
héluǎnshí
河卵石
[河卵石]
- pebble
éluǎnshí
鹅卵石
[鵝卵石]
- pebble
- cobblestone
luǎnmǔxìbāo
卵母细胞
[卵母細胞]
- (biology) oocyte; ovocyte
yǐluǎnjīshí
以卵击石
[以卵擊石]
- lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible
- to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
shìwēilěiluǎn
事危累卵
[事危累卵]
- lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
wēirúlěiluǎn
危如累卵
[危如累卵]
- precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment
- in a dangerous state
zǒngluǎnhuángguǎn
总卵黄管
[總卵黃管]
- common vitelline duct
shājīqǔluǎn
杀鸡取卵
[殺雞取卵]
- lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)
- fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
yìluǎnshuāngbāotāi
异卵双胞胎
[異卵雙胞胎]
- fraternal twins
tóngluǎnshuāngbāotāi
同卵双胞胎
[同卵雙胞胎]
- identical twins
fùcháowúwánluǎn
覆巢无完卵
[覆巢無完卵]
- lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact
- no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom)
fùcháozhīxiàwúwánluǎn
覆巢之下无完卵
[覆巢之下無完卵]
- lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiom)
- fig. when one falls in disgrace the whole family is doomed