Definition
鸭蛋 literally means 'duck egg', but it's also a common metaphor for a score of zero (0) in an exam or game — like 'goose egg' in English. You'll hear 吃鸭蛋 ('eat a duck egg') to mean getting zero.
n.
duck eggzero (score)goose egg
Examples
- 鸭蛋。Wǒ zǎocān chī le yí gè yā dàn hé yí gè bāozi.I had a duck egg and a steamed bun for breakfast.
- 鸭蛋，。Zhè cì kǎoshì tā dé le yā dàn, huí jiā kěndìng yào ái mà.He got a zero on this exam; he'll definitely get scolded when he goes home.
- 鸭蛋，。Wǒmen duì dǎ le yī chǎng yā dàn, yí gè qiú dōu méi jìn.Our team scored a goose egg; we didn't make a single goal.
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