鴨蛋

See also: 鸭蛋

Chinese

		duck	egg; oval shaped
trad. (鴨蛋)		鴨	蛋
simp. (鸭蛋)		鸭	蛋

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): yādàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚ ㄉㄢˋ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ya² dan⁴

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aap³ daan^6-2
• Gan (Wiktionary): ngat⁶ tan⁵
• Jin (Wiktionary): iah⁴ dan³
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷aq-de
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): nga⁶ dan⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yādàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚ ㄉㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yadàn
    • Wade–Giles: ya¹-tan⁴
    • Yale: yā-dàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iadann
    • Palladius: ядань (jadanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä⁵⁵ tän⁵¹/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: ya² dan⁴
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: iadan
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ia²¹ tan²¹³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: aap³ daan^6-2
    • Yale: aap dáan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aap⁸ daan^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: ab³ dan^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aːp̚³ taːn²²⁻³⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: ngat⁶ tan⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋat̚⁵ tʰan¹¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: iah⁴ dan³
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /iaʔ² tæ̃⁴⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁷aq-de
    • MiniDict: ah^入 de
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴aq-de
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /aʔ³³ de⁴⁴/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: nga⁶ dan⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋa̠²⁴ tan²¹⁻¹¹/

Noun

鴨蛋

1. duck egg
2. (figurative, humorous) score of zero; goose egg

Synonyms

• (duck egg):

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		鴨卵, 鴨子
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		鴨蛋
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	鴨子兒
	Taiwan	鴨蛋
	Harbin	鴨蛋
	Singapore	鴨蛋
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	鴨蛋, 鴨子兒
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	鴨蛋, 鴨巴子蛋
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	鴨蛋
	Xi'an	鴨蛋
	Xining	鴨蛋
	Xuzhou	鴨蛋
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	鴨蛋
	Lanzhou	鴨蛋
	Ürümqi	鴨蛋
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	鴨蛋
	Wuhan	鴨蛋
	Guiyang	鴨蛋
	Guilin	鴨蛋
	Liuzhou	鴨蛋
	Nanning (Wuming)	鴨蛋
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	鴨蛋
	Yangzhou	鴨蛋
Cantonese	Guangzhou	鴨春
	Hong Kong	鴨蛋
	Dongguan	鴨春
	Gaozhou	鴨蛋
	Nanning	鴨蛋
	Nanning (Tanka)	鴨蛋
	Wuzhou	鴨蛋
	Yulin	鴨蛋
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	鴨蛋
	Singapore (Guangfu)	鴨蛋
Gan	Nanchang	鴨蛋
	Pengze	鴨子
	Lichuan	鴨蛋
	Pingxiang	鴨架架
Hakka	Meixian	鴨卵
	Xingning	鴨春
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	鴨春, 鴨蛋
	Changting	鴨嫲蛋
	Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)	鴨嫲卵, 鴨春, 鴨蛋
	Yudu	鴨蛋
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	鴨卵
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	鴨卵, 鴨春
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	鴨卵
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	鴨卵
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	鴨卵
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	鴨春
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	鴨卵
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	鴨卵, 鴨春
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	鴨卵, 鴨春
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	鴨卵, 鴨春
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	鴨卵
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	鴨蛋
	Chengdu (Hexingchang)	鴨蛋
	Weiyuan (Guanyingtan)	鴨蛋
	Yilong (Ma'an)	鴨春
	Xichang (Huanglianguan)	鴨蛋
	Bangkok (Meixian)	鴨卵
Huizhou	Jixi	鴨子
	Fuliang	鴨兒子
Jin	Taiyuan	鴨蛋
	Pingyao	鴨蛋
	Xinzhou	鴨子蛋
Northern Min	Jian'ou	鴨卵
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	鴨卵, 太平
	Fuqing	鴨卵
Southern Min	Xiamen	鴨卵, 鴨母卵
	Quanzhou	鴨卵, 鴨母卵
	Zhangzhou	鴨卵, 鴨母卵
	Zhao'an	鴨卵
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	鴨卵
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	鴨卵
	Kaohsiung	鴨卵
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	鴨卵
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	鴨卵
	Yilan (Luodong)	鴨卵
	Yilan (Toucheng)	鴨卵
	Changhua (Yongjing)	鴨卵
	Tainan (Anping)	鴨卵
	Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)	鴨卵
	Penghu (Xiyu)	鴨卵
	Singapore (Hokkien)	鴨卵
	Manila (Hokkien)	鴨卵
	Longyan	鴨卵
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	鴨卵
	Jieyang	鴨卵
	Haifeng	鴨卵
	Singapore (Teochew)	鴨卵
	Leizhou	鴨卵
	Haikou	鴨卵
Puxian Min	Putian	鴨卵
	Xianyou	鴨卵
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	鴨卵
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	鴨蛋
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	鴨蛋
Wu	Shanghai	鴨蛋
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	鴨蛋
	Shanghai (Jiading)	鴨蛋
	Shanghai (Chongming)	鴨蛋
	Suzhou	鴨蛋
	Danyang	鴨子, 鴨蛋
	Hangzhou	鴨蛋
	Ningbo	鴨蛋
	Wenzhou	鴨卵
	Jinhua	鴨卵
	Jinhua (Tangxi)	鴨子
Xiang	Changsha	鴨蛋
	Loudi	鴨蛋
	Quanzhou	鴨蛋
Xiangnan Tuhua	Dong'an	鴨蛋

Dialectal synonyms of 鴨蛋 (“duck egg”) [map]

• (score of zero):

Variety	Location	Words edit
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	鴨蛋
	Taiwan	零蛋, 鴨蛋
	Chifeng	鴨蛋
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	鴨蛋
	Harbin	零蛋, 雞蛋
	Shenyang	鴨蛋, 雞蛋
	Jinzhou	雞蛋
	Singapore	零蛋, 雞蛋
Jilu Mandarin	Tangshan	鴨蛋
	Cangzhou	雞蛋
	Baoding	鴨蛋, 雞蛋
	Jinan	鴨蛋
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	零蛋
	Qingdao	零蛋
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	大雞蛋
	Wanrong	零蛋
	Shangqiu	雞蛋
	Zhengzhou	雞蛋
	Xi'an	零蛋, 雞蛋
	Baoji	雞蛋
	Xining	零蛋, 雞蛋
	Xuzhou	零蛋, 大零蛋, 鴨蛋, 大鴨蛋
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	零蛋, 鴨蛋, 大鴨蛋, 雞蛋
	Lanzhou	零蛋, 鴨蛋, 雞蛋
	Ürümqi	鴨蛋
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	零蛋, 鵝蛋, 鴨蛋
	Nanchong	零光蛋
	Wuhan	雞蛋, 鴨蛋
	Guiyang	零寡蛋, 零蛋, 雞蛋
	Zhaotong	零寡蛋
	Dali	零雞蛋
	Kunming	鴨蛋, 雞蛋, 零雞蛋
	Mengzi	雞蛋
	Liuzhou	零蛋, 零雞蛋, 鴨蛋, 大鴨蛋
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	鴨蛋
	Yangzhou	鴨蛋
	Lianshui	零蛋子
	Nantong	鴨蛋
	Hefei	零蛋
	Hong'an	零雞蛋, 雞蛋
Cantonese	Guangzhou	零蛋, 雞蛋, 鴨蛋
	Hong Kong	零蛋, 零雞蛋, 蛋
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	光蛋
	Macau	零蛋
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	鴨蛋
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	零蛋
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	零蛋
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	湯圓, 鴨蛋
	Foshan	零蛋
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	雞蛋
	Foshan (Shunde)	零蛋
	Foshan (Sanshui)	零蛋
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	零蛋
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	零雞蛋
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	光蛋
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	鴨蛋
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	光蛋
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	零蛋
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	零蛋
	Taishan	零蛋
	Kaiping (Chikan)	零蛋
	Enping (Niujiang)	零蛋
	Heshan (Yayao)	零蛋
	Dongguan	鴨蛋, 光蛋, 零蛋
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	光蛋
	Shaoguan	鴨蛋
	Yunfu	零雞蛋
	Xinyi	鴨蛋
	Lianjiang	鴨蛋, 雞蛋
	Nanning	零蛋, 鴨蛋, 雞蛋
	Wuzhou	雞蛋
	Yulin	鴨蛋, 雞蛋
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	雞蛋, 鴨蛋
Gan	Lichuan	鵝蛋
	Pingxiang	架架
Hakka	Meixian	鴨卵
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	鴨蛋
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	鴨春
	Shanghang	鴨蛋, 零蛋
	Yudu	鵝蛋, 紅蛋
	Guilin (Xiaojiang, Lingui)	鴨蛋
	Pingle (Tong'an)	零春
	Singkawang	零鴨春
Huizhou	Jixi	零蛋
	Shexian	鴨子, 零蛋
Jin	Taiyuan	零蛋, 零雞蛋
	Xinzhou	零大豆, 大豆, 零顆子, 零蛋子, 燒餅, 雞蛋
	Linhe	零蛋
	Jining	零蛋
	Hohhot	雞蛋
	Pingshan	雞蛋
	Zhangjiakou	雞蛋, 零蛋
	Handan	鴨蛋, 大雞蛋
	Suide	零圪蛋, 雞蛋
Northern Min	Jian'ou	鴨嫲卵
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	鴨母卵
Southern Min	Xiamen	鴨卵, 鴨母卵, 圓箍仔
	Quanzhou	鴨卵, 鴨母卵, 圓箍仔, 圓箍奶
	Zhangzhou	鴨卵, 鴨母卵, 圓箍仔
	Leizhou	雞卵
	Haikou	鴨卵
Puxian Min	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	鴨卵圈
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	零蛋, 鴨蛋, 雞蛋
Wu	Shanghai	零湯糰, 鴨蛋
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	鴨蛋
	Shanghai (Chongming)	零蛋, 鴨蛋
	Suzhou	零湯糰
	Wuxi	零湯糰
	Danyang	零蛋, 零光蛋
	Hangzhou	鴨蛋
	Ningbo	屙蛋分, 零蛋分, 零蛋
	Wenzhou	鴨卵
	Jinhua	零蛋, 鴨卵
Xiang	Changsha	零巴巴, 圞蛋
	Loudi	零坨, 鴨蛋

Dialectal synonyms of 零蛋 (“goose egg; score of zero”) [map]

Derived terms

• 吃鴨蛋／吃鸭蛋 (chī yādàn)
• 風吹鴨蛋殼，財去人安樂／风吹鸭蛋壳，财去人安乐
• 鴨蛋圓／鸭蛋圆
• 鴨蛋粉／鸭蛋粉
• 鴨蛋臉／鸭蛋脸
• 鴨蛋臉兒／鸭蛋脸儿
• 鴨蛋雖密也有縫／鸭蛋虽密也有缝
• 鴨蛋青／鸭蛋青
• 鹹鴨蛋／咸鸭蛋 (xiányādàn)