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蛋

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: dang3
POJ: tàng
Variety: chaozhou
Peng'im: duan1
POJ: tuaⁿ
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

noun: egg, unlaid egg of a fowl (dialectal)
蛋

2 candidate readings from Wiktionary — genuine Chaozhou colloquial form not yet confirmed by a speaker. duan1 is attested specifically for the narrower Southern Min 'unlaid egg of a fowl' sense, while dang3 covers both that sense and the general 'egg' sense.

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