土雞
Chinese
earth; dust; rural earth; dust; rural; uncouth; uncultured; plebeian | fowl; chicken | ||
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trad. (土雞) | 土 | 雞 | |
simp. (土鸡) | 土 | 鸡 |
Etymology
- “(Internet slang) Turkey”
- Loosely from English Turkey, wordplayingly morphed to a pre-existing expression.
Pronunciation
Noun
土雞
- free-range chicken
Synonyms
- (Min Nan) 土雞仔/土鸡仔
Proper noun
土雞
- (Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang) Turkey (the country)
Synonyms
- 土耳其 (Tǔ'ěrqí)
- (Internet slang) 土雞國/土鸡国