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dàn

Description

“蛋”是鸟或其他动物下的东西,我们最常吃的是鸡蛋。

"蛋" is something laid by birds or other animals; the most commonly eaten are chicken eggs.

它也常常放在别的字后面,用来骂人。

It is also often placed after other characters to insult people.

Meanings

dàn

egg (of a bird or animal)

我早上吃了一个鸡蛋。

I ate an egg this morning.

坏蛋huàidàn

used in words to insult a person

他真是个坏蛋。

He is really a bad guy.

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Notes

  • Etymology

    originally means egg; used as a suffix in insults like 坏蛋, 笨蛋.

  • Nuance

    蛋 alone rarely means insult; the insult sense needs a prefix character.

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