水煮蛋 shuǐ zhǔ dàn boiled egg / soft-boiled egg 软终点 ruǎn zhōng diǎn soft clinical endpoint / soft endpoint / soft outcome 关东煮 關東煮 guān dōng zhǔ oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth 全熟 quán shú thoroughly cooked / (of steak) well done / (of eggs) hard-boiled 滚彩蛋 滾彩蛋 gǔn cǎi dàn egg rolling (rolling of decorated, hard-boiled eggs down hillsides by children at Easter) 黑轮 黑輪 hēi lún oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth 杀鸡取卵 殺雞取卵 shā jī qǔ luǎn lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom) / fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs syn 半熟蛋 bàn shú dàn soft-boiled egg 温泉蛋 溫泉蛋 wēn quán dàn onsen tamago / hot spring egg (soft-boiled egg cooked slowly in hot spring water) 温玉 溫玉 wēn yù onsen tamago / hot spring egg (soft-boiled egg cooked slowly in hot spring water) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 温玉 "ontama", which is an abbr. for 温泉玉子 "onsen tamago") 烂 爛 làn soft / mushy / well-cooked and soft / to rot / to decompose / rotten / worn out / chaotic / messy / utterly / thoroughly / crappy / bad syn 软墙营房 軟牆營房 ruǎn qiáng yíng fáng soft-walled camp / soft-walled accommodation / semi-rigid structure 软墙宿舍 軟墻宿舍 soft-walled camp / soft-walled accommodation / semi-rigid structure 柿子挑软的捏 柿子挑軟的捏 shì zi tiāo ruǎn de niē lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom) / fig. it's the weak (i.e. 軟柿子|软柿子[ruan3 shi4 zi5]) who get picked on / bullies pick soft targets 开水 開水 kāi shuǐ boiled water / boiling water syn 粽子 zòng zi glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled syn 白开水 白開水 bái kāi shuǐ plain boiled water syn 汤圆 湯圓 tāng yuán boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival syn 水饺 水餃 shuǐ jiǎo boiled dumpling (made by wrapping a pasta skin around a filling, like ravioli) 白肉 bái ròu plain boiled pork / white meat (fish, poultry etc) syn 茶叶蛋 茶葉蛋 chá yè dàn tea egg (egg boiled with flavorings which may include black tea) 涮羊肉 shuàn yáng ròu Mongolian hot pot / instant-boiled mutton (dish) 煮蛋 zhǔ dàn boiled egg 汤 湯 tāng soup / hot or boiling water / decoction of medicinal herbs / water in which sth has been boiled syn 滫 xiū water in which rice was boiled 涮锅子 涮鍋子 shuàn guō zi hot pot / a dish where thinly sliced meat and vegetables are boiled briefly in a broth and then served with dipping sauces 毛鸭蛋 毛鴨蛋 máo yā dàn balut (boiled duck egg with a partly-developed embryo, which is eaten from the shell) 鸭仔蛋 鴨仔蛋 yā zǐ dàn balut (boiled duck egg with a partly-developed embryo, which is eaten from the shell) 卤蛋 滷蛋 lǔ dàn peeled boiled egg, stewed in soy sauce and other flavorings 鲭 鯖 zhēng (literary) boiled stew of fish and meat 傻瓜干面 傻瓜乾麵 shǎ guā gān miàn boiled noodles served without broth, topped with just a sprinkle of oil and some chopped spring onions, to which customers add vinegar, soy sauce or chili oil according to their taste 全熟蛋 quán shú dàn hard-boiled egg 米汤 米湯 mǐ tāng water in which rice has been boiled and then strained out syn 产卵 產卵 chǎn luǎn to lay eggs syn 孵化器 fū huà qì incubator (for eggs or startup businesses) 下蛋 xià dàn to lay eggs syn 禽蛋 qín dàn bird eggs 炒蛋 chǎo dàn scrambled eggs 虾子 蝦子 xiā zǐ shrimp roe / shrimp eggs syn 炒鸡蛋 炒雞蛋 chǎo jī dàn scrambled eggs 鱼子 魚子 yú zǐ fish eggs / roe / caviar 蚕种 蠶種 cán zhǒng silkworm eggs 鸡飞蛋打 雞飛蛋打 jī fēi dàn dǎ the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken / a dead loss (idiom) syn 螵蛸 piāo xiāo ootheca, i.e. eggs in their capsule, of a praying mantis (used in TCM) / cuttlebone (abbr. for 海螵蛸 [hai3 piao1 xiao1]) 危如累卵 wēi rú lěi luǎn precarious as pile of eggs (idiom) / ready to fall and break at any moment / in a dangerous state syn 枚 méi classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个[ge4]) / classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc / (on product packaging) classifier for flat items (from Japanese 枚 "mai") / (old) stick used as a gag to prevent soldiers from talking while sneaking up on the enemy syn 蟭 jiāo eggs of mantis 事危累卵 shì wēi lěi luǎn lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom) / fig. at a critical juncture 竭泽而渔 竭澤而漁 jié zé ér yú lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom) / fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs syn 冰蛋 bīng dàn frozen eggs 蚳 chí ant eggs 喜蛋 xǐ dàn red-painted eggs, traditional celebratory gift on third day after birth of new baby 摊鸡蛋 攤雞蛋 tān jī dàn scrambled eggs 木犀肉 mù xi ròu pork and scrambled eggs 煮硬 zhǔ yìng to hard-boil (eggs) 蚕卵 蠶卵 cán luǎn silkworm eggs 蚕子 蠶子 cán zǐ silkworm eggs 蚕纸 蠶紙 cán zhǐ paper on which silkworm lays its eggs 钱树 錢樹 qián shù money tree / prostitute / hen that lays golden eggs 搅打 攪打 jiǎo dǎ to beat / to whisk / to whip (eggs, cream etc) 摊黄菜 攤黃菜 tān huáng cài (dialect) scrambled eggs 柴鸡 柴雞 chái jī a variety of free-range chicken, small with furless legs, laying smaller eggs 鸟不拉屎，鸡不生蛋 鳥不拉屎，雞不生蛋 niǎo bù lā shǐ , jī bù shēng dàn lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom) / fig. god-forsaken / remote and desolate 鸟不生蛋，狗不拉屎 鳥不生蛋，狗不拉屎 niǎo bù shēng dàn , gǒu bù lā shǐ lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom) / fig. god-forsaken / remote and desolate 铁蛋 鐵蛋 tiě dàn iron egg, a Taiwanese snack made by stewing eggs in soy sauce and air-drying them each day for a week 嬎 fàn (dialect) (of birds) to lay eggs / (archaic) to reproduce / to bear offspring 嬎蛋 fàn dàn (dialect) (of birds) to lay eggs 捐卵 juān luǎn to donate eggs (from one's ovaries) 蛋炒饭 蛋炒飯 dàn chǎo fàn egg fried rice (made by stir-frying cold cooked rice with eggs and vegetables) 冻卵 凍卵 dòng luǎn to freeze a woman's eggs for later fertilization / to cryopreserve oocytes 温柔 溫柔 wēn róu gentle and soft / tender / sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman) syn 温馨 溫馨 wēn xīn comfort / soft and fragrant / warm syn 柔软 柔軟 róu ruǎn soft syn 软体 軟體 ruǎn tǐ (of an animal) soft-bodied / (Tw) software 柔和 róu hé gentle / soft syn 轻柔 輕柔 qīng róu soft / gentle / pliable syn 依依 yī yī reluctant to part / (of grass etc) soft and pliable, swaying in the wind syn 落脚 落腳 luò jiǎo to stay for a time / to stop over / to lodge / to sink down (into soft ground) / leftovers syn 稚嫩 zhì nèn young and tender / puerile / soft and immature syn 委婉 wěi wǎn tactful / euphemistic / (of voice etc) suave / soft syn 七喜 qī xǐ 7 Up (soft drink) / Hedy Holding Co., PRC computer manufacturer 汽水 qì shuǐ soda pop / carbonated soft drink 发软 發軟 fā ruǎn to weaken / to go soft (at the knees) 绒毛 絨毛 róng máo fur / down (soft fur) / villi capillary (in the small intestine) syn 松软 鬆軟 sōng ruǎn flexible / not rigid / spongy / soft or runny (not set hard) / loose (soil) syn 软肋 軟肋 ruǎn lèi rib cartilage / (fig.) weak spot / soft underbelly 软绵绵 軟綿綿 ruǎn mián mián soft / velvety / flabby / weak / schmaltzy syn 羽绒 羽絨 yǔ róng down (soft feathers) syn 软卧 軟臥 ruǎn wò soft sleeper (a type of sleeper train ticket class with a softer bunk) 柔滑 róu huá soft / smooth / silky 汗毛 hàn máo hair / soft hair / down syn 雪碧 xuě bì Sprite (soft drink) 纤手 纖手 xiān shǒu delicate hands / woman's tender and soft hands 软组织 軟組織 ruǎn zǔ zhī soft tissue 软座 軟座 ruǎn zuò soft seat (on trains or boats) syn 海枯石烂 海枯石爛 hǎi kū shí làn lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom) / fig. forever / until the end of time syn 嫩绿 嫩綠 nèn lǜ tender green / soft green syn 面 麵 miàn flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless syn 豆花 dòu huā jellied tofu / soft bean curd 