Thursday, August 15, 2013

what kind of egg you would like to eat ?? --------- egg in Chinese words



dàn 
蛋 


jī dàn 
鸡 蛋  hen's egg -------- egg ; zero point in grade
yā dàn
鸭 蛋 duck egg-------- egg ; zero point in grade
é dàn 
鹅 蛋  goose egg------- egg ;







Zero to one hundred
鸭蛋(yādàn) literally means "duck’s egg." Because the shape is like the number 0, the word can have the meaning of scoring a zero on exams. To counter this, for good luck, sometimes parents will prepare a special breakfast for their children on the day of a test. They will prepare a piece of 油条(yóutiáo) and two eggs. 油条(yóutiáo) is a deep-fried twisted dough stick, so it looks like the number 1. The eggs, which can be 鸡蛋 (jīdàn), 鸭蛋(yādàn), or 鹅蛋(édàn), look like two zeros. The combination will look like the number 100. It's a cute way to wish one good luck on acing an exam.





bèn dàn
笨 蛋  idiot
shǎ dàn
傻 蛋 stupid
chǔn dàn 
蠢 蛋  fool







In addition, 蛋(dàn) can be used with other Chinese characters to convey different meanings. For example, 笨蛋(bèndàn) is commonly used to call someone stupid or a fool. The insult example is simple: 你真是个笨蛋(Nǐ zhēn shì gè bèndàn), which means “You are such an idiot!"

Depending on how it is used, sometimes笨蛋 (bèndàn) can be regarded as a cute pet name among people who are very close. For example:
Wǒ māma jīngcháng shuō wǒ shì gè xiǎobèndàn.
我 妈妈 经常 说 我 是 个 小笨蛋。
My mother often says that I am a little fool.








huài dàn 
坏 蛋  bad egg------- asshole ,

hún dàn 
混 蛋  mixed egg-------jerkwáng bā dàn 


wáng bā dàn

王 八 蛋 turtles egg-------bastard, son of a bitch



gǔn dàn 
滚 蛋 rolling egg------  fuck off

wán dàn 

完 蛋 ending egg-------Re Screwed

dǎo dàn    
捣 蛋 smashed egg--------trick or treat give sb. a hard time:
 

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