Chinese edit

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

皮蛋

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

Synonyms edit

  • (rubber ball): 皮球 (píqiú)

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

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

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
ぴー
Grade: 3
たん
Hyōgaiji
irregular
 
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Etymology edit

From Mandarin 皮蛋 (pídàn).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

皮蛋(ピータン) (pītan

  1. century egg (Chinese egg delicacy)

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

皮蛋 (pidan) (hangeul 피단)

  1. Hanja form? of 피단 (century egg).