野雞

野雞

See also: 野鸡

Chinese

		field; plain; open space field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; wild	fowl; chicken
trad. (野雞/野鷄)		野	雞/鷄
simp. (野鸡)		野	鸡

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yějī

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄝˇ ㄐㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): je⁵ gai¹
• Min Nan (POJ): iá-koe / iá-ke

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yějī
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˇ ㄐㄧ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yyieji
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yěji
    • IPA ^(key): /jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: je⁵ gai¹
    • Yale: yéh gāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: je⁵ gai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yé⁵ gei¹
    • IPA ^(key): /jɛː¹³ kɐi̯⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iá-koe
    • Tâi-lô: iá-kue
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iafkoef
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ia⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iá-ke
    • Tâi-lô: iá-ke
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iafkef
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ia⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴/

Noun

野雞

1. common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
2. (figuratively, slang) streetwalker; lower-quality prostitute

Derived terms

家雞打的團團轉，野雞打的貼天飛／家鸡打的团团转，野鸡打的贴天飞 打野雞／打野鸡

野雞戴皮帽兒／野鸡戴皮帽儿

Adjective

野雞

1. (figuratively, attributive) operating illegally; fly-by-night

   野雞學校 / 野鸡学校  ―  yějī xuéxiào  ―  fly-by-night school

Derived terms

野雞大學／野鸡大学 (yějī dàxué) 野雞巴士／野鸡巴士

野雞車／野鸡车