吃鸭蛋

吃鴨蛋
chīyādàn
(fig.) to score 0 (on a test, in competition etc)

CEDICT

  1. (figurative, idiomatic) to receive a score of zero; to get a goose egg
  2. to receive a score of zero; to get a goose egg

Wiktionary

比喻考试得零分。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 吃 chī
  1. to eat; to consume
  2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
  3. to eradicate; to destroy
  4. to absorb
  5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
=1 吃 chī variant of 吃 chī
2 鸭蛋 yādàn
  1. (figurative, humorous) score of zero; goose egg
  2. duck egg
  3. score of zero; goose egg