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 sòng lái xǐdàn.
When the baby turned one month old, relatives brought red eggs.
Xīnniáng jiā huílǐ lǐ yǒu xǐdàn.
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