Meanings
nountea egg (plural tea eggs)
plural tea eggs
- An Asian snack consisting of a boiled egg that is cracked and then boiled again in tea.
Synonyms: marble egg
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn Asian snack consisting of a boiled egg that is cracked and then boiled again in tea.
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nounSynonym of tea ball.
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Translations
Bulgarian чаено яйце
- чаено яйце (čaeno jajce)tea-soaked egg
Chinese Mandarin 茶葉蛋 /茶叶蛋, 茶雞蛋 /茶鸡蛋
- 茶葉蛋 /茶叶蛋 (cháyèdàn)tea-soaked egg
- 茶雞蛋 /茶鸡蛋 (chájīdàn)tea-soaked egg
Finnish teemuna
- teemunatea-soaked egg
French œuf au thé
- œuf au thétea-soaked egg
Indonesian telur pindang
- telur pindangtea-soaked egg
Korean 차예단
- 차예단 (chayedan)tea-soaked egg
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APA
tea egg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tea%20egg
MLA
“tea egg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tea%20egg. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tea egg,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tea%20egg.
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