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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 16787 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
detail  pei4 daan6*2   = preserved duck egg
detail  bun3 suk6 daan6*2  ban4 shu2 dan4 = half-boiled egg
detail  ho4 baau1 daan6*2  he2 bao1 dan4 = folded fried egg
detail  daan6*2 wong4*2 zoeng3  dan4 huang2 jiang4 = mayonnaise
detail  daan6*2 wong4*2  dan4 huang2 = egg yolk
detail  daan6*2 baak6  dan4 bai2 = egg white
detail  gai1 daan6 zai2  ji1 dan4 zai3 = eggettes
detail  ban6 daan6*2  ben4 dan4 = idiot; imbecile; fool
detail  fuk6 wut6 daan6*2  fu4 huo2 dan4 = Easter egg
detail  jyun4 daan6  wan2 dan4 = to fall from prestige; to be finished; to be done for; to bite the dust
detail  dou2 daan6/6*2  dao3 dan4 = to make trouble
detail  gai1 daan6*2 faa1   = frangipani
detail  daan6 gyun2  dan4 juan3 = egg roll
detail  caau2 daan6*2  chao3 dan4 = scrambled egg
detail  zin1 daan6*2  jian1 dan4 = fried egg
detail  pei4 daan6*2 sau3 juk6 zuk1  pi2 dan4 shou4 rou4 zhou1 = congee with preserved duck egg and pork
detail  caa4 jip6 daan6*2   = tea flavored egg
detail  jyu4 daan6*2  yu2 dan4 = fish ball
detail  aap3 daan6*2   = duck egg
detail  daan6 gyun2   = egg rolls
detail  teoi2 daan6*2 zi6   = egg and ham sandwich
detail  daan6*2 zi6   = egg sandwich
detail  zi1 si6*2 daan6 gou1  zhi1 shi4 dan4 gao1 = cheesecake
detail  saang1 daan6*2  sheng1 dan4 = to lay eggs
detail  bing1 daan6*2  bing1 dan4 = frozen eggs
detail  waai6 daan6*2  huai4 dan4 = bad egg; scoundrel; bastard
detail  wan6 daan6*2  hun2 dan4 = scoundrel; bastard
detail  taai3 joeng4 daan6*2  tai4 yang2 dan4 = sunny-side up egg
detail  daan6*2 coi2   = tempera (paint made by binding pigment in an egg medium)
detail  jin1 juk6 daan6*2 hon3 bou2  yan1 rou4 dan4 han4 bao3 = Egg McMuffin
detail  jyu4 daan6*2 fan2   = [n] fish ball with vermicelli
detail  jyu4 daan6*2 ho4*2   = [n] fish balls with rice noodles (魚蛋河粉)
detail  jyu4 daan6*2 mui6*1   = a prostitute (no intercourse involved)
detail  daan6 tung4*2  dan4 tong3 = egg rolls
detail  gou1 daan6*2 baak6  gao1 dan4 bai2 = high protein
detail  gai1 daan6*2 leoi5 tiu1 gwat1 tau4  ji1 dan4 li3 tiao3 gu3 tou2 = choosy; picky
detail  fu4 jung4 daan6*2  fu2 rong2 dan4 = (egg) foo yung
detail  gwai1 daan6*2   = a bastard, a fool, an idiot (lit., "turtle egg")
detail  gai1 zai2 daan6*2   = a half-hatched chicken
detail  gai1 daan6 gwo2   = purple granadilla (Passiflora edulis)
detail  jyu4 daan6*2 dong3   = brothel
detail  gai1 daan6 haam2 hong3 beng2  ji1 dan4 xian4 hong1 bing3 = egg custard tart
detail  daan6*2 baak6 naai5 fan2   = milk protein powder
detail  daan6*2 baak6 fan2   = protein powder
detail  daan6*2 gou1 zai2   = cupcake
detail  daan6 saan2  dan4 san4 = [1] a light egg pastry (dim sum); [2] (slang) a nobody
detail  pei4 daan6*2 zuk1  pi2 dan4 zhou1 = preserved egg congee; century egg congee
detail  daan6*2 baak6 sou3  dan4 bai2 su4 = protein; protein supplement
detail  cung4 faa1 daan6*2  song1 hua1 dan4 = century egg; preserved egg
detail  fung1 ceoi1 gai1 daan6*2 hok3, coi4 saan3 jan4 on1 lok6   = money isn't everything; money isn't the most important thing in life
detail  waat6 daan2  hua2 dan4 = scrambled eggs
detail  nai4 coi2 daan6*2  ni2 cai3 dan4 = Silly Putty
detail  tong4 sam1 daan6*2  tang2 xin1 dan4 = soft-boiled eggs
detail  saap6 daan6*2  xia2 dan4 = hard-boiled eggs
detail  saap6 daan6*2  zha2 dan4 = hard-boiled eggs
detail  maai6 haam4 aap3 daan6*2  mai4 xian2 ​ya1 ​dan4​ = to have died
detail  gwan2 seoi2 daan6*2   = poached egg
detail  fu4 jung4 daan6*2 faan6   = rice with pork omelette
detail  am1 ceon1 daan6*2  an1 chun2 dan4 = quail egg
detail  ling4 gai1 daan6*2   = goose egg, a zero score
detail  daan6 nagu4 zi6  dan4 niu2 zhi4 = corned-beef and egg sandwich
detail  ngo4 daan6*2 jing4  e2 dan4 xing2 = oval shape
detail  wan6 daan6*2  hun2 dan4 = scoundrel; bastard
detail  mei4 gun2 daan6*2 baak6  wei1 guan3 dan4 bai2 = tubulin
detail  baak6 daan6*2 baak6  bai2 dan4 bai2 = albumin; albumen
detail  gok3 daan6*2 baak6  jiao3 dan4 bai2 = keratin (protein forming nails and feathers, etc.)
detail  zi2 bui1 daan6 gou1  zhi3 bei1 dan4 gao1 = cupcake
detail  gai1 daan6*2 mak6 hak1 cung4 beng2   = Egg McMuffin
detail  o1 daan2  e1 dan4 = to be nutmegged (soccer)
detail  haam4 daan6*2 ciu1 jan4  xian2 dan4 chao1 ren2 = Ultraman

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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