走雞

走雞

See also: 走鸡

Chinese

		to walk; to go; to move to walk; to go; to move; to leave	fowl; chicken
trad. (走雞)		走	雞
simp. (走鸡)		走	鸡

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zau² gai¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zau² gai¹
    • Yale: jáu gāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzau² gai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zeo² gei¹
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐu̯³⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

Verb

走雞

(Cantonese)

1. to lose an opportunity
2. (by extension) to get away from doing something unpleasant

   唔好畀佢走雞 [Cantonese, trad.]
   唔好畀佢走鸡 [Cantonese, simp.]

   m⁴ hou² bei² keoi⁵ zau² gai¹ [Jyutping]

   Don't let him get away