野雞
See also: 野鸡
Chinese
field; plain; open space field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; wild |
fowl; chicken | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (野雞/野鷄) | 野 | 雞/鷄 | |
| simp. (野鸡) | 野 | 鸡 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): je5 gai1
- Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): ya1 gê1
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6ya-ci
- Xiang
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yějī
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˇ ㄐㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yěji
- Wade–Giles: yeh3-chi1
- Yale: yě-jī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeeji
- Palladius: ецзи (jeczi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: ye3 ji1
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: iegi
- Sinological IPA (key): /iɛ⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: je5 gai1
- Yale: yéh gāi
- Cantonese Pinyin: je5 gai1
- Guangdong Romanization: yé5 gei1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛː¹³ kɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iá-koe
- Tâi-lô: iá-kue
- Phofsit Daibuun: iafkoef
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ia⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³/
- IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iá-ke
- Tâi-lô: iá-ke
- Phofsit Daibuun: iafkef
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ia⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: ia2 goi1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iá koi
- Sinological IPA (key): /ia⁵²⁻³⁵ koi³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
- Wu
- Xiang
Noun
野雞
- common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
- (figurative, slang) streetwalker; lower-quality prostitute
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 雉 (“pheasant”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 雉 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 雉, 雉雞, 野雞 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 野雞, 山雞 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 野雞 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 野雞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 野雞 |
| Wanrong | 野雞 | |
| Xi'an | 野雞 | |
| Xining | 野雞, 馬班子 | |
| Xuzhou | 野雞 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 野雞 |
| Ürümqi | 野雞 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 野雞 |
| Wuhan | 野雞, 野雞子 | |
| Guiyang | 野雞, 慶雞, 錦雞 | |
| Liuzhou | 野雞, 山雞 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 野雞, 山雞 |
| Yangzhou | 野雞 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 野雞, 山雞, 雉雞 |
| Hong Kong | 山雞 | |
| Dongguan | 山雞 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 野雞 |
| Lichuan | 野雞 | |
| Pingxiang | 野雞 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 野雞, 山雞, 雉雞 |
| Yudu | 野雞 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 山雞 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 野雞 |
| Xinzhou | 野雞 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 山雞 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 野雞 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 野雞, 山雞 |
| Quanzhou | 野雞, 山雞 | |
| Jinjiang | 雉雞 | |
| Yongchun | 山雞 | |
| Zhangzhou | 野雞, 山雞 | |
| Shantou | 山雞 | |
| Leizhou | 山雞 | |
| Haikou | 山雞 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 山雞 |
| Xianyou | 山雞 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 山雞 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 野雞 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 野雞 | |
| Suzhou | 野雞 | |
| Danyang | 野雞 | |
| Hangzhou | 野雞 | |
| Ningbo | 野雞 | |
| Wenzhou | 野雞, 山雞 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 野雞 |
| Loudi | 野雞 | |
Dialectal synonyms of 妓女 (“female prostitute”) [map]
Derived terms
- 家雞打的團團轉,野雞打的貼天飛 / 家鸡打的团团转,野鸡打的贴天飞
- 打野雞 / 打野鸡
- 野雞戴皮帽兒 / 野鸡戴皮帽儿
Adjective
野雞
- (figurative, attributive) operating illegally; fly-by-night