雞忘記
Chinese
| fowl; chicken | to forget; to be forgotten | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (雞忘記/鷄忘記) | 雞/鷄 | 忘記 | |
| simp. (鸡忘记) | 鸡 | 忘记 | |
Etymology
According to folklore, someone who eats it becomes forgetful.
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gai1 mong4 gei3
- Yale: gāi mòhng gei
- Cantonese Pinyin: gai1 mong4 gei3
- Guangdong Romanization: gei1 mong4 géi3
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐi̯⁵⁵ mɔːŋ²¹ kei̯³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: gai1 mong5 gei1*
- Sinological IPA (key): /kai³³ ᵐbɔŋ³² kei³³⁻³³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
雞忘記
- (Cantonese, Huicheng dialect, Pinghua, Guangxi Mandarin) spleen of a chicken
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 雞脾 (“spleen of a chicken”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 雞脾 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 雞懵懂, 雞忘記 |
| Nanning (Wuming) | 雞忘記 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 雞忘記 |
| Hong Kong | 雞忘記 | |
| Taishan | 雞忘記 | |
| Dongguan | 雞忘記 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 雞到帽 |
| Xingning | 雞到帽 | |
| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 雞忘記 | |
| Hong Kong | 雞到帽, 雞忘記 | |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 雞腹內 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 雞忘記 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 針線包 |