Phrase guide

salted egg

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • sŏlʹ-tĭd ĕg
  • sôlʹ-
  • /ˈsɒltɪd ɛɡ/
  • /ˈsɔl-/
  • Singapore: /ˈsɔltəd ˈeɡ/
  • Singapore: [ˈsɔ˧.təd˦ ˈʔeɡ̚˦]

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noun

Meaning 1

A Chinese preserved food consisting of a duck egg that has been soaked in brine or packed in damp, salted charcoal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Calque from Chinese 鹹蛋/咸蛋 (xiándàn), from salted + egg.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: ဆားဘဲဥ (hca:bhai:u.) — Chinese preserved food
  • Burmese: ဆားကြက်ဥ (hca:krak-u.) — Chinese preserved food
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鹹蛋 /咸蛋 (xiándàn) — Chinese preserved food
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鹹鴨蛋 /咸鸭蛋 (xiányādàn) — Chinese preserved food
  • Finnish: suolattu muna — Chinese preserved food
  • Indonesian: telur asin — Chinese preserved food
  • Malay: telur masin — Chinese preserved food
  • Tagalog: itlog-na-maalat — Chinese preserved food
  • Tagalog: itlog na pula — Chinese preserved food
  • Thai: ไข่เค็ม — Chinese preserved food
  • Vietnamese: trứng vịt muối — Chinese preserved food
  • Vietnamese: hột vịt muối — Chinese preserved food