起雞
Chinese
| to rise; to raise; to get up | fowl; chicken | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (起雞/起鷄) | 起 | 雞/鷄 | |
| simp. (起鸡) | 起 | 鸡 | |
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khí-ke
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khí-ke
- Tâi-lô: khí-ke
- Phofsit Daibuun: qy'kef
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
Verb
起雞
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to pull the firing pin of an old-style gunpowder gun (preparing to fire)
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to have an erect penis
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 勃起 (“to have an erection”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 勃起 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 勃起 |
| Malaysia | 硬 | |
| Singapore | 硬 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 雄起 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 扯旗, 扯, 硬, 起機, 偷柴 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 起磅 |
| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 硬起來 | |
| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 硬 | |
| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 𫞻起來 | |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 起陽兒 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 起雞 |
| Zhao'an | 翹 | |
| Kaohsiung | 起磅 | |
| Haifeng | 拍飛機 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 興陽 |
| Xianyou | 舉支 | |