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

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

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

高邮 in Jiangsu is the most famous producer; writer 汪曾祺'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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