童子雞

童子雞

See also: 童子鸡

Chinese

		boy; scholar who has not passed the county level imperial exam	fowl; chicken
trad. (童子雞)		童子	雞
simp. (童子鸡)		童子	鸡

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tóngzǐjī

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄗˇ ㄐㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tung⁴ zi² gai¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: tóngzǐjī
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄗˇ ㄐㄧ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: torngtzyyji
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: tung⁴ zi² gai¹
    • Yale: tùhng jí gāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tung⁴ dzi² gai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: tung⁴ ji² gei¹
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ²¹ t͡siː³⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

Noun

童子雞

1. young chicken
2. (slang, Shanghai) young man who dates an older woman
3. (slang, Shanghai) male virgin