下蛋

Chinese

		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	egg; oval shaped
simp. and trad. (下蛋)		下	蛋

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàdàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ daan^6-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàdàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàdàn
    • Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-tan⁴
    • Yale: syà-dàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahdann
    • Palladius: сядань (sjadanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haa⁶ daan^6-2
    • Yale: hah dáan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ daan^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ dan^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː²² taːn²²⁻³⁵/

Verb

下蛋

1. to lay eggs

   • 婆婆：你這個不下蛋的雞，白吃白喝，養你何用？ [MSC, trad.]
     婆婆：你这个不下蛋的鸡，白吃白喝，养你何用？ [MSC, simp.]

     From: [1]

     Pópo: nǐ zhège bù xiàdàn de jī, bái chī bái hē, yǎng nǐ hé yòng? [Pinyin]

     Mother-in-law: You're a hen who doesn't lay eggs, feeding and watering you is a waste, what use is there in supporting you?

Synonyms

• 產卵／产卵 (chǎnluǎn)
• (Cantonese, Sichuanese) 生蛋 (shēngdàn)
• (Hakka, Min Nan) 生卵