蛋

蛋 is a phono-semantic combination of phonetic 延 and semantic 虫 (which is insect or snake.

Eggs are ubiquitous in Chinese cuisine, ranging from good old-fashioned boiled and scrambled eggs to steamed eggs, egg tarts, tea eggs, custard buns, duck eggs, quail eggs...

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蛋

Yale:

dáan

Jyutping:

daan2