劏雞

Chinese

to kill; to slaughter; to butcher fowl; chicken
trad. (劏雞/劏鷄) 劏 雞/鷄
simp. (㓥鸡) 㓥 鸡

Pronunciation

Verb

劏⫽雞 (verb-object) (Cantonese)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 劏 / 㓥 (tāng),‎ 雞 / 鸡 (jī).
  2. (figurative) to play a string instrument badly, especially the violin
  3. (by extension) to sing badly
    劏雞噉唱／㓥鸡噉唱 [Cantonese]  ―  tong1 gai1 gam2 coeng3 [Jyutping]  ―  to sing badly
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