喜蛋

xǐdàn
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 red-dyed celebratory eggs (wedding or newborn gift)
  2. 2 auspicious eggs given on third-day baby celebrations

Examples

Háizi mǎnyuè qīnqi sònglái xǐdàn.
When the baby turned one month old, relatives brought red eggs.
Xīnniáng jiā huílǐ lǐ yǒuxǐ dàn.
The bride's family's return-gift included red eggs.

Tips

culture
Red-dyed boiled eggs traditionally mark a baby's (third day) or 满月 (one-month) celebrations, symbolizing new life and fertility; they also appear in wedding gift exchanges. Even-numbered counts (often 6, 8, 12) are considered auspicious.

Stroke Order

dàn