下蛋

Chinese

		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	egg; oval shaped
simp. and trad. (下蛋)		下	蛋

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiàdàn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ daan^6-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiàdàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahdann
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tän⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa⁶ daan^6-2
  - Yale: hah dáan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ daan^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ dan²
  - IPA ^(key): /häː²² täːn²²⁻³⁵/

Verb

下蛋

to lay eggs
- 婆婆：你這個不下蛋的雞，白吃白喝，養你何用？ [MSC, trad.]
  婆婆：你这个不下蛋的鸡，白吃白喝，养你何用？ [MSC, simp.]
  From:
  Pópo: nǐ zhège bù xiàdàn de jī, bái chī bái hē, yǎng nǐ hé yòng? [Pinyin]
  Mother-in-law: You're a hen who doesn't lay eggs, feeding and watering you is a waste, what use is there in supporting you?

Synonyms

產卵／产卵 (chǎnluǎn)
(Cantonese, Sichuanese) 生蛋
(Hakka, Min Nan) 生卵

Derived terms

下蛋雞／下蛋鸡
母雞不下蛋／母鸡不下蛋

飛機下蛋／飞机下蛋

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