外國朋友第一次看到皮蛋時，都以為是壞掉的蛋。

When foreign friends see century eggs for the first time, they all think they are spoiled eggs.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 外國 wàiguó foreign country
=2 朋友 péngyou friend

classifiers: 個, 位
=2 朋友 péngyǒu
  1. (archaic) large number of retainers
  2. (archaic, Ming dynasty) designation given by government bureaucrats to Confucian students
  3. designation given by government bureaucrats to Confucian students
  4. large number of retainers
=3 第一次 dìyīcì the first time; for the first time
=3 第一次 dì-yīcì
  1. (euphemistic) first sexual experience
  2. (literally) first time
  3. first sexual experience
  4. first time
4 看到 kàndào to see
5 皮蛋 pídàn century egg; preserved egg
=6 時 Shí surname Shi
=6 時 shí
  1. o'clock
  2. time
  3. when
  4. hour
  5. season
  6. period
=7 都 Dū surname Du
=7 都 dōu
  1. all; both; entirely
  2. (used for emphasis) even
  3. already
  4. (not) at all
=7 都 dū
  1. capital city
  2. metropolis
8 以為 yǐwéi to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
=9 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=9 是 shì variant of 是 shì
10 壞掉 huàidiào to get broken; to get damaged; to get ruined
=11 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=11 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=11 的 dí really and truly
=11 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=12 蛋 Dàn variant of 蜑 Dàn
=12 蛋 dàn
  1. egg
  2. oval-shaped thing

classifiers: 個, 打