# 下蛋
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): xiàdàn
       (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄢˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xia$^4$ dan$^4$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): haa$^6$ daan$^{6-2}$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiàdàn
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄢˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siàdàn
*** Wade–Giles: hsia$^4$-tan$^4$
*** Yale: syà-dàn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahdann
*** Palladius: сядань (sjadanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tän⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: xia$^4$ dan$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xiadan
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕia²¹³ tan²¹³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: haa$^6$ daan$^{6-2}$
*** Yale: hah dáan
*** Cantonese Pinyin: haa$^6$ daan$^{6-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ha$^6$ dan$^{6-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /haː²² taːn²²⁻³⁵/

### Verb

下⫽蛋 (verb-object)
* (intransitive) to lay eggs
    From:
    Pópo: nǐ zhège bù xiàdàn de jī, báichībáihē, yǎng nǐ hé yòng? [Pinyin]
    Mother-in-law: You're a hen who doesn't lay eggs, feeding and watering you is a waste, what use is there in supporting you?

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 下蛋, 產卵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 下蛋 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 下蛋 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 下蛋 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 下蛋 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 下蛋 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 下蛋 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 生蛋 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 下蛋 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 下蛋 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 下蛋 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 下蛋 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 下蛋 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 嬎蛋, 下蛋 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 下蛋 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 下蛋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 下蛋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 嬎蛋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 下蛋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 下蛋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 下蛋, 嬎蛋 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 下蛋 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 下蛋, 嬎蛋 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 下蛋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 下蛋, 生蛋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 下蛋, 生蛋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 生蛋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 下蛋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 下蛋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 下蛋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 生蛋, 下蛋, 屙蛋 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 生蛋, 下蛋 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 生蛋, 下蛋 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 生蛋 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 生蛋 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 生春, 生蛋 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 生蛋 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 生春 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 生春 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 生春 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 生春 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 生春, 生蛋 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 生春, 生蛋 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 生春 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 生春, 生蛋 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 生春 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 生春 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 屙春 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 生春 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 生春 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 生春 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 生春 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 生蛋 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 生蛋 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 生蛋 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 生蛋 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 生蛋 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 漏蛋 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 脱蛋 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 生春 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 生春 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 生蛋 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 屙蛋 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 屙蛋 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 生蛋, 屙蛋 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 生蛋 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 生蛋, 屙蛋 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 生蛋 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 生蛋, 屙蛋 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 生蛋 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 生蛋 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 生蛋 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 生蛋 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 下蛋 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 生蛋 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 生卵, 屙卵 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 生春 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 生春 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 生春 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 生春 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 生春 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 生春 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 生春 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 生春 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 生春 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 生春 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 生春 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 生卵 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 生卵 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 生卵 |
| Hakka | Changting | 屙蛋 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 生蛋 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 生蛋 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 生蛋 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 生蛋 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 生蛋 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 生蛋 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 生蛋 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 生卵 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 生卵 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 生卵 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 生卵 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 生卵 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 生卵 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 生蛋, 生春 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 生春 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 生春 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 生春 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 生蛋 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 生春 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 生春 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 生蛋 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 生蛋 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 生蛋 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 生春 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 生蛋 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 生春 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 生春 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 生春 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 下蛋 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 下蛋 |
| Jin | Linhe | 下蛋 |
| Jin | Jining | 下蛋 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 下蛋 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 下蛋 |
| Jin | Handan | 下蛋, 嬎蛋 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 生卵 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 生卵 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 生卵 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 生卵 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 生卵 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 生卵 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 生卵 |
| Eastern Min | Lianjiang | 生卵 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 生卵 |
| Eastern Min | Pingtan | 生卵 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 生卵 |
| Eastern Min | Minqing | 生卵 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 生卵 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 生卵 |
| Eastern Min | Luoyuan | 生卵 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 生卵 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 生卵 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 生卵 |
| Eastern Min | Zherong | 生卵 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 生卵 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 生卵 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 生卵 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 生卵 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 生卵 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 生卵 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 生卵 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 生卵 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 生卵 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 拉春 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 屙蛋 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 拆蛋, 生蛋 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 拆蛋 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 生蛋 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 生蛋, 捎子 of fish |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 生蛋 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 生蛋 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 生卵 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 生卵 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 生蛋 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 生蛋 |

#### Derived terms

* 下蛋雞 / 下蛋鸡
* 母雞不下蛋 / 母鸡不下蛋
* 飛機下蛋 / 飞机下蛋