red-dyed egg for birth announcement
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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egg dyed red (traditionally distributed by families to relatives and friends to announce a birth)
Traditional Chinese custom for announcing births, still observed in some regions. Eggs are typically hard-boiled and dyed red using food coloring or red yeast rice (红曲米), symbolizing joy and good fortune.
Àn按
zhào照
chuán传
tǒng统
，
bǎo宝
bao宝
chū出
shēng生
hòu后
fù父
mǔ母
yào要
sòng送
hóng红
dàn蛋
gěi给
qīn亲
péng朋
hǎo好
yǒu友
。
According to tradition, after the baby is born, the parents give red eggs to relatives and friends.
Nǎi奶
nai奶
rǎn染
le了
yī一
lán篮
zi子
hóng红
dàn蛋
，
zhǔn准
bèi备
sòng送
gěi给
lín邻
jū居
bào报
xǐ喜
。
Grandma dyed a basket of red eggs, preparing to give them to the neighbors to announce the good news.
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Zhè这
xiē些
hóng红
dàn蛋
xiàng象
zhēng征
zhe着
xīn新
shēng生
mìng命
de的
xǐ喜
yuè悦
hé和
zhù祝
fú福
。
These red eggs symbolize the joy and blessings of new life.