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  daan6 daan6*2   jyutping
  dan4   pinyin
[1] [n] egg [2] [n] fellow

Stroke count: 11
Level: 2
Radical: (#142)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 16624 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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detail  daan6 gou1  dan4 gao1 = cake
detail  gai1 daan6*2  ji1 dan4 = chicken egg
detail  haam4 aap3 daan6*2   = salted duck egg
detail  haam4 daan6*2   = salted egg
detail  daan6*2 hok3  dan4 ke2 = eggshell
detail  coi2 daan6*2  cai3 dan4 = Easter egg; colored egg; painted eggshell
detail  lim5 daan6*2  lian3 dan4 = cheeks
detail  gai1 daan6*2 caau2 faan6  ji1 dan4 chao3 fan4 = egg fried rice
detail  daan6 taat3*1   = egg custard tart
detail  daan6*2 baak6 zat1  dan4 bai2 zhi4 = protein
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Showing all 3 examples containing 蛋
detail 蛋糕兩份
I bought a piece of cake for both of us to share
detail 究竟定係  ?! 
Actually, does chicken come first or egg first?
detail audio 魚蛋粉魚蛋牛丸牛丸雪糕薯片? 些粉
Fish ball noodles contain fish balls, beef ball noodles contain beef balls, what kind of noodles contain ice cream and potato chips? 7-Eleven.
[A joke in Cantonese that utilizes the pun between 粉 (noodles) and the Cantonese pronunciation of the second syllable of "seven". See entry for 些粉.]

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