捉雞

Chinese

		to clutch; to grab; to capture	chicken
trad. (捉雞/捉鷄)		捉	雞/鷄
simp. (捉鸡)		捉	鸡

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhuōjī

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄛㄐㄧ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhuōjī
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄛㄐㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhuoji
  - Wade–Giles: cho¹-chi¹
  - Yale: jwō-jī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juoji
  - Palladius: чжоцзи (čžoczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

Adjective

捉雞

(neologism, Internet slang, humorous) alternative form of 捉急 (zhuōjí, “worried; anxious”)
智商捉雞／智商捉鸡 ― zhìshāngzhuōjī ― One's intelligence is worrying
- 外國人智商果然捉雞 [MSC, trad.]
  外国人智商果然捉鸡 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2013 June 13, 回复：八年过去了，DICE依旧是二逼—战地4上海之围中文标示不完全盘点.战地二贴吧
  wàiguórén zhìshāng guǒrán zhuōjī [Pinyin]
  Foreigners IQ is worrying as expected

References

“捉鸡 - 网络用语”, in Baidu Encyclopedia‎^[1], 28 December 2023