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鸡
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Definitions
- 1. fowl
- 2. chicken
- 3. (slang) prostitute
Example Sentences
1 shown嫁 鸡 随 鸡 嫁狗随狗。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 鸡
large bird, possibly related to crane or swan (archaic)
(bird species of China) white-browed crake (Porzana cinerea)
(bird species of China) common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
chicken in rice wine
steamed chicken with chili sauce
(bird species of China) sociable lapwing (Vanellus gregarius)
Jidong county in Jixi 雞西|鸡西[jī xī], Heilongjiang
(chicken) egg
standing on one leg
(bird species of China) spotted crake (Porzana porzana)
free-range chicken
(bird species of China) black-tailed crake (Porzana bicolor)
chicken leg
Cinchona ledgeriana
(bird species of China) hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia)
crispy fried chicken
lemon chicken
lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)
Kung Pao Chicken
quinine (Cinchona ledgeriana)
lit. small belly, chicken's gut (idiom); narrow-minded
scrambled eggs
(bird species of China) blue eared pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum)
chick
female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority
scrambled eggs
lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom)
a simple inn with only chicken feathers to sleep on
homepage (loanword) (humorous)
cock fighting
cock
lit. an egg colliding with a rock (idiom)
chicken feet
black-boned chicken
(dialect) stingy
lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
turkey
(bird species of China) red junglefowl (Gallus gallus)
dapanji or \big plate chicken\, a kind of spicy chicken stew originating from Xinjiang
(bird species of China) Pallas's sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus)
hen
rooster
black-boned chicken
wenge or wengue (type of wood)
(bird species of China) Siberian grouse (Falcipennis falcipennis)
(bird species of China) red-legged crake (Rallina fasciata)
keyhole saw
bloodstone
(bird species of China) common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority
(bird species of China) rusty-necklaced partridge (Alectoris magna)
a person who looks drenched and bedraggled
chicken feather
lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
(bird species of China) brown eared pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum)
see 黃鼠狼給雞拜年|黄鼠狼给鸡拜年[huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián]
free-range chicken
chick; baby chicken
cassowary (genus Casuarius), large flightless bird native to northeastern Australia and New Guinea
(bird species of China) Chinese grouse (Tetrastes sewerzowi)
lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom)
chicken meat
lit. to inject chicken blood
(bird species of China) Baillon's crake (Porzana pusilla)
Gorgon fruit
dick
to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)
lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey; fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others
(bird species of China) koklass pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha)
Jize county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[hán dān], Hebei
(often used disparagingly) feel-good motivational story or quote (from the Chinese translation of the title of the 1993 self-help bestseller \Chicken Soup for the Soul\)
massage (loanword)
(bird species of China) red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus)
(bird species of China) black-billed capercaillie (Tetrao urogalloides)
frog
(bird species of China) mountain bamboo partridge (Bambusicola fytchii)
samgyetang, popular Korean chicken soup with ginseng, spices etc
to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom)
cockscomb flower
(slang) (of a woman) to work as a prostitute
chicken gizzard (cuisine)
penis (child's word)
(bird species of China) Tibetan eared pheasant (Crossoptilon harmani)
lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
fowl cholera
lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
(bird species of China) watercock (Gallicrex cinerea)
(bird species of China) black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix)
fried chicken
see 寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾|宁做鸡头，不做凤尾[nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi]
shaggy ink cap (edible mushroom)
(coll.) profit-motivated article cynically disguised as feel-good content 雞湯|鸡汤[jī tāng] and designed to go viral
cross-eye
black-boned chicken
(bird species of China) chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar)
in pieces
lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)
(bird species of China) white eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon)
(slang) to fuck around with; (used as an intensifier) fucking; fucked up
to look for bones in an egg
egg white
rooster
(bird species of China) Altai snowcock (Tetraogallus altaicus)
Cantonese poached chicken, known as \white cut chicken\",2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128381,90140,white banner and yellow battle-ax (idiom); refers to military expedition,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128382,90141,Bai (ethnic group),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128383,90142,white flag,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128384,90143,daytime,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128385,90143,sun,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128386,90143,time,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128387,90144,to daydream,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128388,90144,to indulge in wishful thinking,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128389,90145,daydream,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128390,90145,reverie,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128391,90146,daytime,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128392,90147,Pai Hsiao-yen (daughter of Pai Ping-ping),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128393,90148,Bainang county
turkey
chicken breast
four-eyes (facetious term for a person who wears glasses)
lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)
small-minded
chicken coop
to talk shit
Year 10, year of the Cock (e.g. 2005)
laying hen
cream sponge
Jize county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[hán dān], Hebei
chicken gizzard lining
a variety of chicken
General Tso's chicken, a deep-fried chicken dish
free-range chicken
the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken
diploma mill
(slang) total noob
free-range chicken
chicken jelly
grouse
lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (idiom)
see 雞排|鸡排[jī pái]
cocktail (loanword)
pheasant
(bird species of China) brown-cheeked rail (Rallus indicus)
Year of the Cock (e.g. 2005)
(bird species of China) purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
a variety of free-range chicken, small with furless legs, laying smaller eggs
Jixi prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[hēi lóng jiāng] in northeast China
(bird species of China) western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)
fig. to make indirect criticisms
chick
see 烏骨雞|乌骨鸡[wū gǔ jī]
petty or mean persons
(bird species of China) slaty-breasted rail (Gallirallus striatus)
to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
Baoji prefecture-level city in Shaanxi
chicken ribs
long poem by 韓信|韩信[hán xìn] (-196 BC)
Jidong county in Jixi 雞西|鸡西[jī xī], Heilongjiang
Cantonese poached chicken, known as \white cut chicken\",2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128280,90055,albinism,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128281,90056,albinism,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128282,90057,White area (area controlled by the KMT during the Second Revolutionary War 1927-1937),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128283,90058,blank exam paper,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128284,90059,white iron,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128285,90060,to eat without paying,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128286,90060,to eat for free,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128287,90061,to freeload,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128288,90062,whitelist,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128289,90063,Cervus albirostris (white-lipped deer),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128290,90064,diphtheria,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128291,90065,(bird species of China) puff-throated bulbul (Alophoixus pallidus),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128292,90066,(bird species of China) white-throated laughingthrush (Garrulax albogularis),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128293,90067,(bird species of China) white-gorgeted flycatcher (Anthipes monileger),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128294,90068,(bird species of China) white-throated fantail (Rhipidura albicollis),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128295,90069,(bird species of China) slaty-legged crake (Rallina eurizonoides),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128296,90070,(bird species of China) lesser whitethroat (Sylvia curruca),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128297,90071,(bird species of China) brown-chested jungle flycatcher (Rhinomyias brunneata),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128298,90072,Klebs-Loeddler bacillus (the diphtheria bacterium),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128299,90073,diphtheria toxin,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128300,90074,(bird species of China) white-throated brown hornbill (Anorrhinus austeni),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128301,90075,(bird species of China) lesser shortwing (Brachypteryx leucophris),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128302,90076,(bird species of China) white-throated bush chat (Saxicola insignis),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128303,90077,(bird species of China) white-throated rock thrush (Monticola gularis),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128304,90078,(bird species of China) white-throated redstart (Phoenicurus schisticeps),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128305,90079,(bird species of China) sooty-headed bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128306,90080,(bird species of China) white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128307,90081,(bird species of China) sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128308,90082,Baicheng prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128309,90083,former Baicheng prefecture
moorhen (genus Gallinula)
lit. chickens flying and dogs jumping (idiom)
macrolepiota, mushroom native to Yunnan Province
chicken raised for meat
(bird species of China) ruddy-breasted crake (Porzana fusca)
(of clothing) V-neck
chicken nuggets
egg fried rice
vegetarian chicken, a soybean product
(bird species of China) river lapwing (Vanellus duvaucelii)
lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
(video games) PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG)
goose pimples
(bird species of China) Tibetan snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus)
(bird species of China) Eurasian coot (Fulica atra)
chicken bouillon powder (PRC)
If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken (idiom); A woman should follow whatever her husband orders.
(bird species of China) black-bellied sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis)
chick
lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
chicken farm
Jiguan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[jī xī], Heilongjiang
(dialect) hen; prostitute
see 偷雞不成蝕把米|偷鸡不成蚀把米[tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ]
Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)
if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog (idiom)
chicken with cashew nuts
(bird species of China) Swinhoe's rail (Coturnicops exquisitus)
laying hen
Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)
chaffinch (family Fringillidae)
ostrich (Struthio camelus)
lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
kill the chickens and butcher the geese (idiom)
(bird species of China) band-bellied crake (Porzana paykullii)
cheapskate
don't use a sledgehammer on a nut
Jixi prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[hēi lóng jiāng] in northeast China
(bird species of China) little crake (Porzana parva)
a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common
(bird species of China) Tibetan sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes tibetanus)
passion or egg fruit (Passiflora edulis)
free-range chicken
see 雞腿菇|鸡腿菇[jī tuǐ gū]
(bird species of China) corn crake (Crex crex)
gong bao chicken
lit. poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
sodomy
(bird species of China) Chinese bamboo partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus)
lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
quinine powder
(bird species of China) northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
corn (callus on the foot)
chicken stock
diced chicken meat
(bird species of China) Lady Amherst's pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae)
crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom)
chicken nugget
(bird species of China) grey-headed lapwing (Vanellus cinereus)
hazel grouse
Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)
lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom)
fried chicken pieces with salt and pepper
lit. chicken speaking with duck
Jiguan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[jī xī], Heilongjiang
penis (childish)
spicy chicken
cock-fighting and horse-racing (idiom); to gamble
lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom)
(bird species of China) water rail (Rallus aquaticus)
roast chicken
(bird species of China) Himalayan snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis)
Baoji prefecture-level city in Shaanxi