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…you got Papa Smurf yelling “我的蛋爆炸了!” (MY EGG/TESTICLES EXPLODED!)

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[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Probably why you never really use 蛋 alone. It's always 鸡蛋 or 蛋蛋 in my experience (one of the few funny expressions my kids learnt when we lived over there :,D )