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luǎn
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. egg
  2. 2. ovum
  3. 3. spawn
  4. 4. (coll.) testicles
  5. 5. (expletive) fucking

Words Containing 卵

卵泡
luǎn pāo

ovarian follicle

事危累卵
shì wēi lěi luǎn

lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture

异卵
yì luǎn

(of twins) fraternal

受精卵
shòu jīng luǎn

fertilized ovum

卵圆
luǎn yuán

oval

危如累卵
wēi rú lěi luǎn

precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment

孵卵
fū luǎn

to hatch

卵巢窝
luǎn cháo wō

ovary

卵黄腺
luǎn huáng xiàn

vitelline glands

卵黄管
luǎn huáng guǎn

vitelline duct

河卵石
hé luǎn shí

pebble

卵圆窗
luǎn yuán chuāng

oval window between middle and inner ear

覆巢之下无完卵
fù cháo zhī xià wú wán luǎn

lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiom)

排卵
pái luǎn

to ovulate

卵模
luǎn mó

ootype (site of egg composition in flatworm biology)

卵用鸡
luǎn yòng jī

laying hen

卵巢
luǎn cháo

ovary

鹅卵石
é luǎn shí

pebble

卵裂
luǎn liè

cleavage of fertilized ovum into cells

输卵管
shū luǎn guǎn

Fallopian tube

然并卵
rán bìng luǎn

(Internet slang) ultimately useless

覆巢无完卵
fù cháo wú wán luǎn

lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact

卵黄
luǎn huáng

egg yolk

卵子
luǎn zi

testicles

卵石
luǎn shí

cobble; cobblestone; pebble

卵形
luǎn xíng

oval

卵精巢
luǎn jīng cháo

ovaries and testes

产卵
chǎn luǎn

to lay eggs

以卵击石
yǐ luǎn jī shí

lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible

异卵双胞胎
yì luǎn shuāng bāo tāi

fraternal twins

卵子
luǎn zǐ

ovum

卵圆形
luǎn yuán xíng

oval

卵黄囊
luǎn huáng náng

yolk sac (ectodermal cells attaching fetus to uterus before the development of the placenta)

卵磷脂
luǎn lín zhī

lecithin (phospholipid found in egg yolk)

杀鸡取卵
shā jī qǔ luǎn

lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)

同卵
tóng luǎn

(of twins) identical

卵母细胞
luǎn mǔ xì bāo

egg cell

总卵黄管
zǒng luǎn huáng guǎn

common vitelline duct

同卵双胞胎
tóng luǎn shuāng bāo tāi

identical twins