叫雞
Chinese
Etymology 1
to call; to yell; to be called to call; to yell; to be called; to order |
fowl; chicken | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (叫雞/叫鷄) | 叫 | 雞/鷄 | |
| simp. (叫鸡) | 叫 | 鸡 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jiàojī
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiàoji
- Wade–Giles: chiao4-chi1
- Yale: jyàu-jī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiawji
- Palladius: цзяоцзи (czjaoczi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: jiao4 ji1
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: giaogi
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕiau²¹³ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Xiang
Noun
叫雞
- (dialectal Mandarin, Xiang) rooster (especially one that crows in the morning)
- (Sichuanese, figurative) someone who is competent and worthy of respect
- (Xiang, figurative) someone who likes to yell
- (Xiang, figurative) lecherous man; lecher; pervert
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 公雞 (“rooster”) [map]
Etymology 2
to call; to yell; to be called to call; to yell; to be called; to order |
fowl; chicken | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (叫雞/叫鷄) | 叫 | 雞/鷄 | |
| simp. (叫鸡) | 叫 | 鸡 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jiàojī
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiàoji
- Wade–Giles: chiao4-chi1
- Yale: jyàu-jī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiawji
- Palladius: цзяоцзи (czjaoczi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: giu3 gai1
- Yale: giu gāi
- Cantonese Pinyin: giu3 gai1
- Guangdong Romanization: giu3 gei1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kiːu̯³³ kɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiò-koe
- Tâi-lô: kiò-kue
- Phofsit Daibuun: kioirkoef
- IPA (Singapore): /kio²¹⁻⁴² kue⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
Verb
叫⫽雞 (verb-object)
- (colloquial) to visit a female prostitute
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 嫖娼 (“to visit prostitutes”) [map]