皮蛋

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Chinese

leather; skin; fur egg; oval shaped
simp. and trad.
(皮蛋)
alternative forms 皮旦
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Pronunciation


Noun

皮蛋

  1. century egg (Classifier: m;  m;  c)
  2. (regional, humorous) naughty child
  3. (regional, card games) queen
  4. (Dungan) rubber ball

Synonyms

  • (century egg):
  • (naughty child):
  • (queen):
  • (rubber ball): 皮球 (píqiú)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Japanese: 皮蛋(ピータン) (pītan)
  • Korean: 피단 (pidan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぴー
Grade: 3
たん
Hyōgai
irregular
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Etymology

From Mandarin 皮蛋 (pídàn).

Pronunciation

Noun

皮蛋(ピータン) (pītan

  1. century egg (Chinese egg delicacy)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

皮蛋 (pidan) (hangeul 피단)

  1. hanja form? of 피단 (century egg)