馬拉雞

馬拉雞

1. (Singapore Cantonese) A breed of chicken that is very thin and does not have much meat
2. (Cantonese, dated) skinny woman (Classifier: 隻／只 c; 個／个 c)
   • (Can we date this quote?), “鐵嘴雞”, performed by 張月兒, 鄧碧雲, and 陳良忠:

     睇落成隻係馬拉雞 [Cantonese, trad.]
     睇落成只系马拉鸡 [Cantonese, simp.]

     tai² lok⁶ sing⁴ zek³ hai⁶ maa⁵ laa¹ gai¹ [Jyutping]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1998, 師奶強人 [As Sure As Fate]‎^[1], episode 2, spoken by 白鳳丸 (王偉樑 [Wong Wai-Leung]):

     咦，隻馬拉雞揸住張相，好似搵緊嗰個阿賤喎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     咦，只马拉鸡揸住张相，好似揾紧嗰个阿贱㖞。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     ji², zek³ maa⁵ laa¹ gai¹ zaa¹ zyu⁶ zoeng¹ soeng^3-2, hou² ci⁵ wan² gan² go² go³ aa³ zin⁶ wo³. [Jyutping]

     Hey, that skinny girl is holding a picture. It seems like she's looking for that jerk.

   • 2004, 棟篤神探 [To Catch The Uncatchable]‎^[2], episode 20, spoken by Ivy (廖素屏):

     唔係啊嘛，成個馬拉雞，攬住佢㔆嚫㗎喎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     唔系啊嘛，成个马拉鸡，揽住佢㔆𰈍㗎㖞。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     m⁴ hai⁶ a⁶ maa⁵, seng⁴ go³ maa⁵ laa¹ gai¹, laam² zyu⁶ keoi⁵ caam⁵ can¹ ga³ wo³. [Jyutping]

     No way, she's just skin and bones. When you're hugging her, you'd get splinters.