賣鹹鴨蛋

See also: 卖咸鸭蛋

Chinese

sell salted egg; salted duck egg
trad. (賣鹹鴨蛋) 鹹鴨蛋
simp. (卖咸鸭蛋) 咸鸭蛋
Literally: “to sell salted duck eggs”.

Etymology

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Pronunciation


Verb

賣⫽鹹鴨蛋 (verb-object)

  1. (Cantonese, Singapore Mandarin, euphemistic) to have died; to have passed away

Synonyms

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