Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 蛋

egg
CL:個／个 (gè),打 (dá)
oval-shaped thing

variant of 蜑 ( Dàn)

egg products
egg-based products

iron egg, a Taiwanese snack made by stewing eggs in soy sauce and air-drying them each day for a week

bird eggs

egg balancing (activity popular in China at Lichun 立春 ( Lìchūn) etc)
to stand an egg on its broad end

laying hen

love egg (sex toy)

get out of here!
beat it!

(dialect) to talk nonsense
to chat idly

stupid young fellow
idiot

(mild insult) fool; idiot
(playful) silly person

lousy
rotten

omelet

(coll.) balls (testicles)

bad egg
scoundrel
bastard

to cause trouble
to stir up trouble

fish ball

toy in a capsule (dispensed from a vending machine)

scoundrel
bastard
hoodlum
wretch

peeled boiled egg, stewed in soy sauce and other flavorings

breeding egg

(coll.) to be done for

to lay eggs

egg white
protein
albumen

toy in a capsule (dispensed from a vending machine)

to incubate

(chicken) egg
hen's egg
CL:個／个 (gè),打 (dá)

egg tart

variant of 扯淡 (chědàn)

egg yolk

boiled egg

cheek
face

(slang) ball-breaking
pain in the ass

idler
sluggard

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

variant of 混蛋 (húndàn)

(coll.) egg white

frozen eggs

oval-shaped stadium
dome
arena

eggnog

cake
CL:塊／块 (kuài),個／个 (gè)

lousy
rotten

red-dyed egg, traditionally given to friends and relatives one month after the birth of one's child

red-painted eggs, traditional celebratory gift on third day after birth of new baby

egg pancake (thin pancake rolled up with omelet inside, popular in Taiwan as a breakfast dish)

fool
dolt

see 立蛋 (lìdàn)

scrambled eggs

guandan (a popular poker game that originated in Jiangsu province, China)

mischief
to make trouble

love egg (sex toy)

century egg; preserved egg

(dialect) (of birds) to lay eggs

eggshell

egg tart (colloquial pr. (dàntà))

egg roll

fried egg

soft-scrambled egg (cooked until smooth and tender)

balut (boiled duck egg with a partly-developed embryo, which is eaten from the shell)

erhua variant of 蛋卷 (dànjuǎn)

(dialect) potato
rube
yokel

variant of 白扯淡 (báichědàn)

turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb)

lecithin (phospholipid found in egg yolk)

salted duck egg

(coll.) poor devil
unfortunate man

see 鐵球／铁球 (tiěqiú)

(fig.) to score 0 (on a test, in competition etc)

passion or egg fruit (Passiflora edulis)

onsen tamago; hot spring egg (soft-boiled egg cooked slowly in hot spring water)

glycoprotein

balut (boiled duck egg with a partly-developed embryo, which is eaten from the shell)

layered skirt

boiled egg

ovo-lacto vegetarian

ovo-lacto vegetarian

tea egg (egg boiled with flavorings which may include black tea)

globulin

egg rolling (rolling of decorated, hard-boiled eggs down hillsides by children at Easter)

century egg; preserved egg

oviraptorosaurus (egg-stealing dinosaur)

see 鴨仔蛋／鸭仔蛋 (yāzǐdàn)

(Tw) omelette

qióngguāngdàn

poor wretch
pauper
destitute man
poverty-stricken peasant
penniless good-for-nothing
impecunious vagabond

opalescence

clear soup containing beaten egg and green leafy vegetable
eggdrop soup

omurice, Japanese dish consisting of an omelet wrapped around fried rice and often topped with ketchup

egg beater

pound cake

scoundrel
bastard

custard

opal

hard-boiled egg

albumin

pale blue

casein (milk protein)

soft-boiled egg

albumin

omelet
to make an omelet

protein

egg white

poached egg
egg fried on both sides

egg fried rice (made by stir-frying cold cooked rice with eggs and vegetables)

scrambled eggs

dànhuángjiàng

mayonnaise

butt cheek
rump

cheek
face (often of child)

to talk irresponsibly; to talk nonsense

cheek
face

keratin (protein forming nails and feathers etc)

peptone (biochemistry)

fried egg; sunny-side-up egg

bastard; son of a bitch

methionine (Met), an essential amino acid

troublemaker

soufflé

omelet

lipoprotein

wēiguǎndànbái

tubulin

xiānwéidànbái

fibrous protein

zhěntoudàngāo

loaf cake

to talk shit
to drivel
bullshit

eggshell

rǔlàodàngāo

cheesecake

erhua variant of 倒霉蛋 (dǎoméidàn)

jīqiúdànbái

myosin (biochemistry)

hǎimiándàngāo

sponge cake

zhīshìdàngāo

cheesecake

jīdànchǎofàn

egg fried rice

zàoxíngdàngāo

custom-designed cake (e.g. cake shaped like a guitar, camera or cartoon character)

wèidànbáiméi

pepsin

niánlúndàngāo

baumkuchen (cake)

qǐshìdàngāo

cheesecake

Sachertorte, Viennese chocolate cake

jīxiāndànbái

myocilin
muscle fibrin

niǎobùshēngdàn

deserted (of a place)

nǎiyóujīdàn

cream sponge

jiāoyuándànbái

collagen

cheesecake

zhòngyóudàngāo

pound cake

xuèhóngdànbái

hemoglobin

jīdòngdànbái

actin

tiáopídǎodàn

naughty; mischievous; to act up

the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken
a dead loss (idiom)

qiúzhuàngdànbáizhì

球状蛋白质

[球狀蛋白質]

globular protein

Hēi Sēnlíndàngāo

黑森林蛋糕

[黑森林蛋糕]

Black Forest cake

jīdànpèngshítou

鸡蛋碰石头

[雞蛋碰石頭]

lit. an egg colliding with a rock (idiom)
fig. to attack sb stronger than oneself
to overrate one's abilities

wēiliàngbáidànbái

微量白蛋白

[微量白蛋白]

microalbumin

bìmádúdànbái

蓖麻毒蛋白

[蓖麻毒蛋白]

ricin (biochemistry)

jiǎxíngqiúdànbái

甲型球蛋白

[甲型球蛋白]

alpha globulin
alpha fetoprotein (AFP)

zhǔdànjìshíqì

煮蛋计时器

[煮蛋計時器]

egg timer

jīdànlitiāogǔtou

鸡蛋里挑骨头

[雞蛋裡挑骨頭]

to look for bones in an egg
to find fault
to nitpick (idiom)

xiānmáodònglìdànbái

纤毛动力蛋白

[纖毛動力蛋白]

ciliary dynein protein

gāotiěxuèhóngdànbái

高铁血红蛋白

[高鐵血紅蛋白]

methemoglobin

cāngyingbùdīngwúfèngdàn

苍蝇不叮无缝蛋

[蒼蠅不叮無縫蛋]

lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom)
fig. no smoke without a fire

niǎobùlāshǐ,jībùshēngdàn

鸟不拉屎，鸡不生蛋

[鳥不拉屎，雞不生蛋]

lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom)
fig. god-forsaken
remote and desolate

niǎobùshēngdàn,gǒubùlāshǐ

鸟不生蛋，狗不拉屎

[鳥不生蛋，狗不拉屎]

lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom)
fig. god-forsaken
remote and desolate

bùzitàidà,róngyìchězhedàn

步子太大，容易扯着蛋

[步子太大，容易扯著蛋]

if you take too big a stride, you could easily rip your balls (catchphrase) (line spoken by actor 葛優／葛优 ( Gě Yōu) in the 2010 action comedy movie 讓子彈飛／让子弹飞 ( Ràng Zǐdàn Fēi))
(fig.) take things one step at a time

lǎoziyīngxióng'érhǎohàn,lǎozifǎndòng'érhúndàn

老子英雄儿好汉，老子反动儿混蛋

[老子英雄兒好漢，老子反動兒混蛋]

If the father is a hero, the son is a real man. If the father is a reactionary, the son is a bastard. (Cultural Revolution slogan)
fig. like father, like son