皮蛋

Chinese

leather; skin; fur egg; oval shaped
simp. and trad.
(皮蛋)
alternative forms 皮旦

Pronunciation


Noun

皮蛋

  1. century egg (Classifier: m;  m;  c)
  2. (regional, humorous) naughty child
  3. (regional, card games) queen
  4. (Dungan) rubber ball

Synonyms

  • (rubber ball): 皮球 (píqiú)

Derived terms

  • 皮蛋瘦肉粥
  • 皮蛋粥
  • 皮蛋豆腐

Descendants

  • Japanese: 皮蛋(ピータン) (pītan)
  • Korean: 피단 (pidan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぴー
Grade: 3
たん
Hyōgaiji
irregular

Etymology

From Mandarin 皮蛋 (pídàn).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ータン [píꜜìtàǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [pʲiːtã̠ɴ]

Noun

皮蛋(ピータン) (pītan) 

  1. century egg (Chinese egg delicacy)

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

皮蛋 (pidan) (hangeul 피단)

  1. Hanja form? of 피단 (century egg).
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