膥 (cūn) - Uncooked egg & raw egg

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cūn ｜ 17 strokes ｜ radical:

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膥 · cūn

Uncooked egg;

raw egg;

also used in Cantonese to mean 'testicle' (vulgar slang).

Uncooked eggraw eggalso used in Cantonese to mean 'testicle' (vulgar

Usage highlights

Raw eggChicken eggEgg yolkEgg whiteBoiled egg

Synonyms

  • 蛋— egg (more common and neutral term)
  • 卵— egg, ovum (more formal/biological)

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Don't eat raw eggs (生膥蛋).
  • The recipe calls for raw eggs (生膥).
  • Cantonese slang for testicles (膥).

Collocations

  • Raw egg(生膥)
  • Chicken egg(鸡膥)
  • Egg yolk(膥黄)
  • Egg white(膥白)
  • Boiled egg(熟膥)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in Cantonese dialects, particularly in Southern China and Hong Kong.
  • Has vulgar connotations when used to refer to testicles in colloquial Cantonese.
  • Rarely used in formal or literary contexts in Modern Standard Chinese.

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