彩蛋

cǎidàn

noun

Measure Word

一个彩蛋 gè

Meanings

1 Easter egg (hidden feature/reference in a movie, game, or software)
2 post-credits scene
3 (lit.) painted egg

Characters

Examples

漫威电影片尾都有彩蛋,千万别提前走。

Màn wēi diànyǐng piānwěi dōu yǒu cǎidàn, qiānwàn biétí qián zǒu.

Marvel movies always have post-credits scenes — don't leave early.

这款游戏藏了好多彩蛋。

Zhè kuǎn yóuxì cáng le hǎoduō cǎidàn.

This game has a lot of Easter eggs hidden in it.

他演讲里那句话其实是个彩蛋。

Tā yǎnjiǎng lǐ nà jù huà qíshí shì gè cǎidàn.

That line in his speech was actually an Easter egg.

Tips

usage

Originally 'painted eggshell' (from Easter eggs). Now overwhelmingly used for hidden references in films/games/apps. Marvel's post-credits scenes singlehandedly popularized 片尾彩蛋 in Chinese cinema vocabulary.

Stroke Order

彩 cǎi

蛋 dàn