咸鸭蛋 (xiányādàn): salted duck egg

Measure Word

一个咸鸭蛋 gè

Meanings

1 salted duck egg
2 duck egg cured in brine or salted clay

Characters

Examples

端午节我们家要吃咸鸭蛋和粽子。

Duānwǔjié wǒmen jiā yào chī xiányādàn hé zòngzi.

For the Dragon Boat Festival we eat salted duck eggs and zongzi.

高邮的咸鸭蛋蛋黄流油。

Gāoyóu de xiányādàn dànhuáng liú yóu.

The yolks of Gaoyou salted duck eggs ooze oil.

Tips

culture

Gaoyou 高邮 in Jiangsu is the most famous producer; writer Wang Zengqi's essay on Gaoyou duck eggs made the oil-oozing yolk a national icon.

Stroke Order

咸 xián

鸭 yā

蛋 dàn

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