松花蛋

sōnghuādàn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 century egg
  2. 2 preserved egg
皮蛋 pídàn Home-style · Not spicy

Examples

HSK 4
Wǒ bú tài gǎn chī sōnghuādàn.
I don't really dare to eat century eggs.
HSK 7-9
Sōnghuādàn de dànqīng huì biànchéng tòumíng de shēn hèsè, shàngmian chángcháng yǒu xiàng sōngzhī yíyàng de huāwén.
The white of a century egg turns a translucent dark brown, often with patterns like pine branches in it.

Tips

usage
松花蛋 and 皮蛋 are the same egg: 皮蛋 is the everyday word, 松花蛋 the more descriptive one, heard especially in the north. 松花 'pine flowers' are the feathery crystal patterns in the white.

Stroke Order

松 sōng
花 huā
蛋 dàn