雞母

See also: 鸡母

Chinese

	fowl; chicken	female; mother
trad. (雞母/鷄母)	雞/鷄	母
simp. (鸡母)	鸡	母
anagram	母雞／母鸡

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): jīmǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄇㄨˇ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ji¹ mu³
Eastern Min (BUC): giĕ-mō̤
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ge¹ bo³ / ge¹ ber³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): koe-bú / koe-bó / ke-bó / ke-bú / kere-bú

(Teochew, Peng'im): goi¹ bho²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīmǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄇㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jimǔ
  - Wade–Giles: chi¹-mu³
  - Yale: jī-mǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jimuu
  - Palladius: цзиму (czimu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: ji¹ mu³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: gimu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ mu⁵³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: giĕ-mō̤
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kie⁵⁵⁻⁵³ mo³³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Jiangkou, Nanri)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ge¹ bo³ [Phonetic: ge⁵ o³]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ga̤-beô
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ke⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^(p-)o⁴⁵³/
- (Xianyou, Youyang)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ge¹ bo³ [Phonetic: ge⁵ bo³]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ke⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ po³³²/
- (Fengting)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ge¹ ber³ [Phonetic: ge⁵ ber³]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ke⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ pɤ³³²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Yongchun, Lukang, Hsinchu, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koe-bú
  - Tâi-lô: kue-bú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koe'buo
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /kue³³ bu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Singapore): /kue⁴⁴⁻²² bu⁴²/
  - IPA (Lukang): /kue³³ bu⁵⁵/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Yongchun): /kue⁴⁴⁻²² bu⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Changtai, Taipei, Tong'an, Yilan, Kinmen, Magong, Taichung, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koe-bó
  - Tâi-lô: kue-bó
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koe'boir
  - IPA (Tong'an): /kue⁴⁴⁻²² bo³¹/
  - IPA (Changtai): /kue⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ⁵³/
  - IPA (Singapore): /kue⁴⁴⁻²² bo⁴²/
  - IPA (Taipei, Yilan): /kue⁴⁴⁻³³ bo⁵³/
  - IPA (Kinmen): /kue⁴⁴⁻²² bo⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Tainan, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke-bó
  - Tâi-lô: ke-bó
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ke'boir
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ke⁴⁴⁻²² bo⁵³/
  - IPA (Tainan): /ke⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ke⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Medan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke-bú
  - Tâi-lô: ke-bú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ke'buo
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ke⁴⁴⁻³³ bu⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Sanxia)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kere-bú
  - Tâi-lô: kere-bú
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: goi¹ bho²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: koi bó
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /koi³³⁻²³ bo⁵²/

Noun

雞母

(Southwestern Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Huizhou, Min) hen
雞母扒糞掃，無事討事做。 [Eastern Min, trad.]
鸡母扒粪扫，无事讨事做。 [Eastern Min, simp.]
Giĕ-mō̤ bà bóng-só̤, mò̤-dâi tō̤-dâi có̤. / [kie⁵⁵⁻⁵³ mo³³ pa⁵³ puŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(s-)nɔ²¹³ mo⁵³⁻²¹ ^(t-)lɑi²⁴² tʰo³³⁻⁵⁵ ^(t-)lɑi²⁴² t͡sɔ²¹³] [Bàng-uâ-cê / IPA]
Have nothing else to do.
(Zhangzhou Hokkien) female brothel keeper; procuress

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 母雞 (“hen”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		牝雞
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		母雞
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	母雞
	Taiwan	母雞
	Ulanhot	母雞
	Tongliao	母雞
	Chifeng	母雞
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	母雞
	Harbin	母雞
	Shenyang	母雞
	Malaysia	母雞
	Singapore	母雞
	Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)	母雞
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	母雞, 草雞
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	母雞
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	母雞
	Wanrong	草雞, 母雞
	Zhengzhou	母雞
	Xi'an	母雞
	Xining	母雞
	Xuzhou	草雞, 母雞
	Pizhou	母雞
	Lianyungang (Ganyu)	母雞
	Donghai	母雞
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	母雞
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	母雞
	Bayanhot	母雞, 草雞
	Lanzhou	母雞
	Ürümqi	母雞
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	雞母, 雞婆, 母雞
	Wuhan	母雞, 雞婆
	Guiyang	母雞, 草雞
	Kunming	母雞
	Guilin	母雞
	Liuzhou	母雞
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	母雞
	Yangzhou	母雞
	Baoying	母雞
	Taizhou	母雞
	Zhenjiang	母雞
	Lianyungang	母雞
	Huai'an (Huaiyin)	母雞
	Xuyi	母雞
	Nantong	母雞
	Rugao	母雞
	Yancheng	母雞
	Funing	母雞
	Sihong	母雞
	Hefei	母雞
	Huanggang	雞婆
Cantonese	Guangzhou	雞乸
	Hong Kong	雞乸
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	雞乸
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	雞乸
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	雞乸
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	雞乸
	Macau	雞乸
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	雞乸
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	雞乸
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	雞乸
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	雞婆, 雞乸
	Foshan	雞乸
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	雞乸
	Foshan (Shunde)	雞乸
	Foshan (Sanshui)	雞乸
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	雞乸
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	雞乸
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	雞乸
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	雞乸
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	雞乸
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	雞乸
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	雞乸
	Taishan	雞乸
	Kaiping (Chikan)	雞乸
	Enping (Niujiang)	雞乸
	Heshan (Yayao)	雞乸
	Dongguan	雞乸
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	雞乸
	Shaoguan	雞乸
	Yunfu	雞乸
	Yangjiang	雞乸
	Xinyi	雞乸
	Lianjiang	雞乸
	Danzhou	母雞
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	雞乸
	Singapore (Guangfu)	雞乸
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	雞乸
	Yangon (Taishan)	雞乸
	Mandalay (Taishan)	雞乸
Gan	Nanchang	雞婆
	Lichuan	雞𡡉
	Pingxiang	雞婆子, 雞婆
Hakka	Meixian	雞嫲
	Xingning	雞嫲
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	雞乸
	Huidong (Daling)	雞嫲
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	雞嫲
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	雞嫲
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	雞嫲
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	雞嫲
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	雞嫲
	Wuhua (Changbu)	雞嫲
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	雞嫲
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	雞嫲
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	雞嫲
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	雞嫲
	Jiexi	雞嫲
	Luhe	雞嫲
	Changting	雞嫲
	Wuping	雞嫲
	Wuping (Pingyu)	雞嫲
	Liancheng	雞嫲
	Ninghua	雞嫲
	Yudu	雞婆
	Ruijin	雞婆
	Shicheng	雞嫲, 雞婆
	Shangyou (Shexi)	雞婆
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	雞嫲
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	雞嫲
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	雞嫲
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	雞嫲
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	雞嫲
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	雞嫲
	Hong Kong	雞嫲
	Hengzhou (Xiaoyi)	雞婆
	Sabah (Longchuan)	雞嫲
	Senai (Huiyang)	雞嫲
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	雞嫲
	Singkawang	雞嫲
Huizhou	Jixi	雞母
	Shexian	雞母
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	雞母, 雞婆
	Xiuning	雞母, 母雞
	Yixian	雞母
	Qimen	雞母
	Wuyuan	雞嫲
	Fuliang	雞母, 母雞
	Dexing	雞母
	Shitai (Xianyu)	雞母
Jin	Taiyuan	草雞, 母雞
	Pingyao	草雞
	Xinzhou	草雞
	Taibus (Baochang)	草雞
	Linhe	草雞
	Jining	草雞
	Hohhot	草雞
	Baotou	草雞
	Dongsheng	草雞
	Haibowan	草雞
Northern Min	Jian'ou	雞嫲
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	雞嫲
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	雞嫲
	Jianyang	雞嫲
	Wuyishan	雞嫲
	Pucheng (Shibei)	雞嫲
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	雞母
	Fuzhou (Changle)	雞母
	Fuqing	雞母
	Yongtai	雞母
	Gutian	雞母
	Fu'an	雞母
	Ningde	雞母
	Shouning	雞母
	Zhouning	雞母
	Fuding	雞母
	Matsu	雞母
Southern Min	Xiamen	雞母, 草雞
	Quanzhou	雞母, 草雞
	Jinjiang	雞母
	Anxi	雞母
	Yongchun	雞母
	Zhangzhou	雞母
	Taipei	雞母
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	雞母
	Kaohsiung	雞母
	Yilan	雞母
	Changhua (Lukang)	雞母
	Taichung	雞母
	Taichung (Wuqi)	雞母
	Tainan	雞母
	Taitung	雞母
	Hsinchu	雞母
	Kinmen	雞母
	Penghu (Magong)	雞母
	Penang (Hokkien)	雞母
	Singapore (Hokkien)	雞母
	Manila (Hokkien)	雞母
	Medan (Hokkien)	雞母
	Chaozhou	雞母
	Shantou	雞母
	Shantou (Chenghai)	雞母
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	雞母
	Jieyang	雞母
	Haifeng	雞母
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	雞母
	Singapore (Teochew)	雞母
	Leizhou	雞母
	Wenchang	雞母
	Haikou	雞母
	Singapore (Hainanese)	雞母
Puxian Min	Putian	雞母
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	雞母
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	雞母
	Xianyou	雞母
	Xianyou (Fengting)	雞母
	Xianyou (Youyang)	雞母
	Fuding (Aoyao)	雞母
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	雞母
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	母雞
Shehua	Fu'an	雞娘
	Fuding	雞娘
	Luoyuan	雞娘
	Sanming	雞娘
	Shunchang	雞娘
	Hua'an	雞娘
	Guixi (Zhangping)	雞娘
	Cangnan	雞娘
	Jingning (Hexi)	雞娘
	Lishui	雞娘
	Longyou	雞娘
	Chaozhou	雞娘
	Fengshun	雞娘
Wu	Shanghai	雌雞
	Shanghai (Chongming)	老婆雞
	Suzhou	雌雞
	Wuxi	雌雞
	Changshu	雌雞
	Nantong (Haimen)	雌雞
	Changzhou	雞婆
	Danyang	雞婆, 母雞
	Nanjing (Gaochun)	母雞
	Hangzhou	婆雞
	Ningbo	草雞
	Wenzhou	草雞
	Jinhua	草雞, 雞娘
Xiang	Changsha	雞婆
	Xiangtan	雞婆子
	Loudi	雞婆子
	Shuangfeng	雞婆
	Hengyang	雞婆

(procuress):

Dialectal synonyms of 鴇母 (“procuress; female brothel-keeper; bawd”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		鴇母, 老鴇, 老鴇子, 鴇兒
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	老鴇, 鴇母
Central Plains Mandarin	Xuzhou	老媽子
Southwestern Mandarin	Liuzhou	龜婆
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	龜頭兒
Cantonese	Guangzhou	龜婆
	Hong Kong	龜婆, 媽媽生
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	龜婆
	Macau	雞婆
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	龜婆
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	龜婆
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	龜婆
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	龜婆
	Foshan	龜婆
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	龜婆
	Foshan (Shunde)	雞婆
	Foshan (Sanshui)	龜婆
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	龜婆
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	雞婆
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	雞婆
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	龜婆
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	龜婆
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	龜婆
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	龜婆
	Taishan	雞頭
	Kaiping (Chikan)	龜婆
	Enping (Niujiang)	龜婆
	Heshan (Yayao)	龜婆
	Dongguan	老舉頭
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	老舉頭
Hakka	Meixian	龜婆
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	龜婆
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	老舉頭
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	契婆
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	雞婆
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	索頭婆
	Yudu	老媽子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	老娼頭
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	老娼頭
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	老娼頭
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	老娼頭
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	老娼頭
Jin	Taiyuan	老鴇
Jin	Xinzhou	老媽子
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	依大, 依大頭, 依厝
Southern Min	Xiamen	媌母, 媌頭, 婊頭, 老媌
	Quanzhou	媌母, 婊頭
	Zhangzhou	媌母, 媌頭, 老媌, 雞母
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	老娼個
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	老娼頭
	Kaohsiung	老娼頭
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	老娼頭
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	老娼頭
	Yilan (Toucheng)	老娼頭
	Tainan	婊頭, 媌頭, 媌母, 老娼
	Tainan (Anping)	老娼頭
	Penghu (Xiyu)	老娼頭
	Singapore (Hokkien)	烏龜婆, 媌頭 dated
	Leizhou	龜婆
	Haikou	龜婆
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	雞婆
Wu	Shanghai	老鴇
	Suzhou	老鴇
	Hangzhou	鴇兒
	Ningbo	老鴇, 王婆

Derived terms

海雞母 / 海鸡母
雞母囝 / 鸡母囝
雞母指 / 鸡母指
雞母皮 / 鸡母皮 (ke-bó-phôe) (Min Nan)
雞母蟲 / 鸡母虫

References

李如龙 [Li, Ru-long], 刘福铸 [Liu, Fu-zhu], 吴华英 [Wu, Hua-ying], 黄国城 [Huang, Guo-cheng] (2019) “464 母鸡（生过蛋的）”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 [Investigation Report on Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 336.