How to Say "Testicles" in Chinese

睾丸

gāowán

In Chinese, the phrase for testicles is 睾丸 (gāowán).

The term refers to the two oval-shaped organs in males that produce sperm.

Which one should you use?

The term 睾丸 is the standard designation, while 蛋蛋 is a more casual term and 鸟蛋 is a slang term.

The slang term 鸟蛋 is occasionally used to refer to testicles in certain regions.

gāowán

The character 丸 in 睾丸 literally means 'pill' or 'small round ball', reflecting the shape of the organ.
The term 鸟蛋 uses the word 鸟 ('bird'), which in many Chinese dialects is a common, mild slang substitution for male genitalia in general.
In Chinese internet slang, the character 蛋 is sometimes used as a euphemism for 'failure' or 'nothing', often seen in phrases implying a result is as useless as an egg.

他为了保护自己的身体，小心翼翼地捂住了他的睾丸。
To protect his body, he carefully covered his testicles.
别担心，我只是开个玩笑，没有摸你的蛋蛋。
Don't worry, I'm just joking, I didn't touch your testicles.
睾丸受到撞击后会很疼。
Gāowán shòudào zhuàngjī hòu huì hěn téng.
The testicles will hurt a lot after being hit.
这种药物会对睾丸产生影响。
Zhè zhǒng yàowù huì duì gāowán chǎnshēng yǐngxiǎng.
This kind of medicine will affect the testicles.
医生在检查男性的睾丸。
Yīshēng zài jiǎnchá nánxìng de gāowán.
The doctor is examining a male's testicles.

A man is discussing a medical symptom with a female nurse.

俊杰 Junjie

我感觉睾丸有一点肿胀。
Wǒ gǎnjué gāowán yǒu yīdiǎn zhǒngzhàng.
I feel a bit of swelling in my testicles.
佳怡 Jiayi

俊杰先生，请让我为您检查一下。
Jùnjié xiānsheng, qǐng ràng wǒ wèi nín jiǎnchá yīxià.
Mr. Junjie, please let me examine you.
俊杰 Junjie

由于这种疼痛，我很难走路。
Yóuyú zhè zhǒng téngtòng, wǒ hěn nán zǒulù.
Because of this pain, it is hard for me to walk.
佳怡 Jiayi

请保持冷静，我会尽快为您安排医生。
Qǐng bǎochí lěngjìng, wǒ huì jǐnkuài wèi nín ānpái yīshēng.
Please stay calm, I will arrange a doctor for you as soon as possible.

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