金雞
Chinese
| metal; gold; money | fowl; chicken | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (金雞/金鷄) | 金 | 雞/鷄 | |
| simp. (金鸡) | 金 | 鸡 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jīnjī
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jinji
- Wade–Giles: chin1-chi1
- Yale: jīn-jī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinji
- Palladius: цзиньцзи (czinʹczi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gam1 gai1
- Yale: gām gāi
- Cantonese Pinyin: gam1 gai1
- Guangdong Romanization: gem1 gei1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐm⁵⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kim-ke / kim-koe
- Tâi-lô: kim-ke / kim-kue
- Phofsit Daibuun: kimkef, kimkoef
- IPA (Xiamen): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴/, /kim⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kim³³ ke³³/, /kim³³ kue³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴/, /kim⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴/, /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ kue⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴/, /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ kue⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
- Middle Chinese: kim kej
Noun
金雞
- synonym of 錦雞 / 锦鸡 (jǐnjī, “golden pheasant”)
- (Chinese mythology) golden rooster; (by extension) rooster that announces the dawn
- (historical) gold-headed cock on the pole used when announcing amnesty; (figuratively) amnesty
- (figuratively) sun
Synonyms
(golden pheasant):