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Definitions

  1. 1. fowl
  2. 2. chicken
  3. 3. (slang) prostitute

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嫁狗随狗。
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Words Containing 鸡

公鸡
gōng jī

cock

母鸡
mǔ jī

hen

鸡蛋
jī dàn

(chicken) egg

鹤立鸡群
hè lì jī qún

a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common

一人得道,鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān

lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)

仔鸡
zǐ jī

chick; baby chicken

做鸡
zuò jī

(slang) (of a woman) to work as a prostitute

偷鸡不成蚀把米
tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ

lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)

偷鸡不着蚀把米
tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐ

see 偷雞不成蝕把米|偷鸡不成蚀把米[tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ]

偷鸡摸狗
tōu jī mō gǒu

to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)

割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo

lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)

勺鸡
sháo jī

(bird species of China) koklass pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha)

卵用鸡
luǎn yòng jī

laying hen

参鸡汤
shēn jī tāng

samgyetang, popular Korean chicken soup with ginseng, spices etc

口水鸡
kǒu shuǐ jī

steamed chicken with chili sauce

叫鸡
jiào jī

rooster

吃鸡
chī jī

(video games) PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG)

吐绶鸡
tǔ shòu jī

turkey

呆若木鸡
dāi ruò mù jī

lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck

问客杀鸡
wèn kè shā jī

lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom)

四眼田鸡
sì yǎn tián jī

four-eyes (facetious term for a person who wears glasses)

土鸡
tǔ jī

free-range chicken

大盘鸡
dà pán jī

dapanji or \big plate chicken\, a kind of spicy chicken stew originating from Xinjiang

大石鸡
dà shí jī

(bird species of China) rusty-necklaced partridge (Alectoris magna)

奶油鸡蛋
nǎi yóu jī dàn

cream sponge

姬田鸡
jī tián jī

(bird species of China) little crake (Porzana parva)

嫁鸡随鸡
jià jī suí jī

If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken (idiom); A woman should follow whatever her husband orders.

嫁鸡随鸡,嫁狗随狗
jià jī suí jī , jià gǒu suí gǒu

if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog (idiom)

宫保鸡丁
gōng bǎo jī dīng

Kung Pao Chicken

宫爆鸡丁
gōng bào jī dīng

gong bao chicken

宁做鸡头,不做凤尾
nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi

lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)

宁为鸡头,不为凤尾
nìng wéi jī tóu , bù wéi fèng wěi

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]

宝鸡
bǎo jī

Baoji prefecture-level city in Shaanxi

宝鸡市
bǎo jī shì

Baoji prefecture-level city in Shaanxi

小田鸡
xiǎo tián jī

(bird species of China) Baillon's crake (Porzana pusilla)

小肚鸡肠
xiǎo dù jī cháng

lit. small belly, chicken's gut (idiom); narrow-minded

小鸡
xiǎo jī

chick

小鸡鸡
xiǎo jī jī

penis (child's word)

山鸡
shān jī

Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)

左宗棠鸡
zuǒ zōng táng jī

General Tso's chicken, a deep-fried chicken dish

心灵鸡汤
xīn líng jī tāng

(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\)

手无缚鸡之力
shǒu wú fù jī zhī lì

lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (idiom)

打鸡血
dǎ jī xuè

lit. to inject chicken blood

扯鸡巴蛋
chě jī ba dàn

to talk shit

拿着鸡毛当令箭
ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn

to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext

指鸡骂狗
zhǐ jī mà gǒu

fig. to make indirect criticisms

摊鸡蛋
tān jī dàn

scrambled eggs

放山鸡
fàng shān jī

free-range chicken

斑尾榛鸡
bān wěi zhēn jī

(bird species of China) Chinese grouse (Tetrastes sewerzowi)

斑胸田鸡
bān xiōng tián jī

(bird species of China) spotted crake (Porzana porzana)

斑胁田鸡
bān xié tián jī

(bird species of China) band-bellied crake (Porzana paykullii)

斗酒只鸡
dǒu jiǔ zhī jī

lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests

普通秧鸡
pǔ tōng yāng jī

(bird species of China) brown-cheeked rail (Rallus indicus)

暗腹雪鸡
àn fù xuě jī

(bird species of China) Himalayan snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis)

松鸡
sōng jī

grouse

柴鸡
chái jī

a variety of free-range chicken, small with furless legs, laying smaller eggs

棕背田鸡
zōng bèi tián jī

(bird species of China) black-tailed crake (Porzana bicolor)

棕胸竹鸡
zōng xiōng zhú jī

(bird species of China) mountain bamboo partridge (Bambusicola fytchii)

榛鸡
zhēn jī

hazel grouse

柠檬鸡
níng méng jī

lemon chicken

武山鸡
wǔ shān jī

see 烏骨雞|乌骨鸡[wū gǔ jī]

杀鸡儆猴
shā jī jǐng hóu

lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)

杀鸡取卵
shā jī qǔ luǎn

lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)

杀鸡吓猴
shā jī xià hóu

lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others

杀鸡宰鹅
shā jī zǎi é

kill the chickens and butcher the geese (idiom)

杀鸡焉用牛刀
shā jī yān yòng niú dāo

don't use a sledgehammer on a nut

杀鸡给猴看
shā jī gěi hóu kàn

lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey; fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others

杀鸡警猴
shā jī jǐng hóu

lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others

毒鸡汤
dú jī tāng

(coll.) profit-motivated article cynically disguised as feel-good content 雞湯|鸡汤[jī tāng] and designed to go viral

毛腿沙鸡
máo tuǐ shā jī

(bird species of China) Pallas's sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus)

水鸡
shuǐ jī

moorhen (genus Gallinula)

油鸡
yóu jī

a variety of chicken

火鸡
huǒ jī

turkey

灰胸竹鸡
huī xiōng zhú jī

(bird species of China) Chinese bamboo partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus)

灰头麦鸡
huī tóu mài jī

(bird species of China) grey-headed lapwing (Vanellus cinereus)

炒鸡蛋
chǎo jī dàn

scrambled eggs

炸子鸡
zhá zǐ jī

crispy fried chicken

炸鸡
zhá jī

fried chicken

乌鸡
wū jī

black-boned chicken

乌骨鸡
wū gǔ jī

black-boned chicken

烘焙鸡
hōng bèi jī

homepage (loanword) (humorous)

烤鸡
kǎo jī

roast chicken

牝鸡司晨
pìn jī sī chén

female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority

牝鸡牡鸣
pìn jī mǔ míng

female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority

田鸡
tián jī

frog

白切鸡
bái qiē jī

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

白喉斑秧鸡
bái hóu bān yāng jī
白斩鸡
bái zhǎn jī

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

白眉秧鸡
bái méi yāng jī

(bird species of China) white-browed crake (Porzana cinerea)

白腹锦鸡
bái fù jǐn jī

(bird species of China) Lady Amherst's pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae)

白马鸡
bái mǎ jī

(bird species of China) white eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon)

石鸡
shí jī

(bird species of China) chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar)

竹丝鸡
zhú sī jī

black-boned chicken

笨鸡
bèn jī

free-range chicken

红原鸡
hóng yuán jī

(bird species of China) red junglefowl (Gallus gallus)

红胸田鸡
hóng xiōng tián jī

(bird species of China) ruddy-breasted crake (Porzana fusca)

红腿斑秧鸡
hóng tuǐ bān yāng jī

(bird species of China) red-legged crake (Rallina fasciata)

素鸡
sù jī

vegetarian chicken, a soybean product

紫水鸡
zǐ shuǐ jī

(bird species of China) purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)

闻鸡起舞
wén jī qǐ wǔ

to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom)

肉垂麦鸡
ròu chuí mài jī

(bird species of China) red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus)

肉鸡
ròu jī

chicken raised for meat

肯德基炸鸡
kěn dé jī zhá jī

Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)

腰果鸡丁
yāo guǒ jī dīng

chicken with cashew nuts

花尾榛鸡
huā wěi zhēn jī

(bird species of China) hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia)

花田鸡
huā tián jī

(bird species of China) Swinhoe's rail (Coturnicops exquisitus)

花鸡
huā jī

chaffinch (family Fringillidae)

草鸡
cǎo jī

free-range chicken

菜鸡
cài jī

(slang) total noob

落汤鸡
luò tāng jī

a person who looks drenched and bedraggled

董鸡
dǒng jī

(bird species of China) watercock (Gallicrex cinerea)

蓝胸秧鸡
lán xiōng yāng jī

(bird species of China) slaty-breasted rail (Gallirallus striatus)

蓝马鸡
lán mǎ jī

(bird species of China) blue eared pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum)

藏雪鸡
zàng xuě jī

(bird species of China) Tibetan snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus)

藏马鸡
zàng mǎ jī

(bird species of China) Tibetan eared pheasant (Crossoptilon harmani)

蛋鸡
dàn jī

laying hen

褐马鸡
hè mǎ jī

(bird species of China) brown eared pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum)

西方松鸡
xī fāng sōng jī

(bird species of China) western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)

西方秧鸡
xī fāng yāng jī

(bird species of China) water rail (Rallus aquaticus)

西藏毛腿沙鸡
xī zàng máo tuǐ shā jī

(bird species of China) Tibetan sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes tibetanus)

走地鸡
zǒu dì jī

free-range chicken

距翅麦鸡
jù chì mài jī

(bird species of China) river lapwing (Vanellus duvaucelii)

辣鸡
là jī

spicy chicken

酉鸡
yǒu jī

Year 10, year of the Cock (e.g. 2005)

醉鸡
zuì jī

chicken in rice wine

野鸡
yě jī

pheasant

野鸡大学
yě jī dà xué

diploma mill

金鸡独立
jīn jī dú lì

standing on one leg

金鸡纳
jīn jī nà

quinine (Cinchona ledgeriana)

金鸡纳树
jīn jī nà shù

Cinchona ledgeriana

金鸡纳霜
jīn jī nà shuāng

quinine powder

镰翅鸡
lián chì jī

(bird species of China) Siberian grouse (Falcipennis falcipennis)

铁公鸡
tiě gōng jī

cheapskate

长脚秧鸡
cháng jiǎo yāng jī

(bird species of China) corn crake (Crex crex)

阿尔泰雪鸡
ā ěr tài xuě jī

(bird species of China) Altai snowcock (Tetraogallus altaicus)

只鸡斗酒
zhī jī dǒu jiǔ

lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests

雄鸡
xióng jī

rooster

雉鸡
zhì jī

(bird species of China) common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

雏鸡
chú jī

chick

鸡丁
jī dīng

diced chicken meat

鸡内金
jī nèi jīn

chicken gizzard lining

鸡冠
jī guān

Jiguan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[jī xī], Heilongjiang

鸡冠区
jī guān qū

Jiguan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[jī xī], Heilongjiang

鸡冠花
jī guān huā

cockscomb flower

鸡冻
jī dòng

chicken jelly

鸡同鸭讲
jī tóng yā jiǎng

lit. chicken speaking with duck

鸡块
jī kuài

chicken nugget

鸡奸
jī jiān

sodomy

鸡娃
jī wá

chick

鸡婆
jī pó

(dialect) hen; prostitute

鸡尾酒
jī wěi jiǔ

cocktail (loanword)

鸡尾锯
jī wěi jù

keyhole saw

鸡巴
jī ba

dick

鸡年
jī nián

Year of the Cock (e.g. 2005)

鸡心领
jī xīn lǐng

(of clothing) V-neck

鸡扒
jī pá

see 雞排|鸡排[jī pái]

鸡排
jī pái

chicken breast

鸡掰
jī bāi

(slang) to fuck around with; (used as an intensifier) fucking; fucked up

鸡东
jī dōng

Jidong county in Jixi 雞西|鸡西[jī xī], Heilongjiang

鸡东县
jī dōng xiàn

Jidong county in Jixi 雞西|鸡西[jī xī], Heilongjiang

鸡枞
jī zōng

macrolepiota, mushroom native to Yunnan Province

鸡毛
jī máo

chicken feather

鸡毛店
jī máo diàn

a simple inn with only chicken feathers to sleep on

鸡毛蒜皮
jī máo suàn pí

lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom)

鸡汤
jī tāng

chicken stock

鸡泽
jī zé

Jize county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[hán dān], Hebei

鸡泽县
jī zé xiàn

Jize county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[hán dān], Hebei

鸡犬不宁
jī quǎn bù níng

lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom)

鸡犬升天
jī quǎn shēng tiān

lit. poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)

鸡珍
jī zhēn

chicken gizzard (cuisine)

鸡皮疙瘩
jī pí gē da

goose pimples

鸡眼
jī yǎn

corn (callus on the foot)

鸡窝
jī wō

chicken coop

鸡米花
jī mǐ huā

chicken nuggets

鸡精
jī jīng

chicken bouillon powder (PRC)

鸡翅木
jī chì mù

wenge or wengue (type of wood)

鸡肉
jī ròu

chicken meat

鸡肋
jī lèi

chicken ribs

鸡脚
jī jiǎo

chicken feet

鸡腿
jī tuǐ

chicken leg

鸡腿菇
jī tuǐ gū

shaggy ink cap (edible mushroom)

鸡菇
jī gū

see 雞腿菇|鸡腿菇[jī tuǐ gū]

鸡蛋果
jī dàn guǒ

passion or egg fruit (Passiflora edulis)

鸡蛋清
jī dàn qīng

egg white

鸡蛋炒饭
jī dàn chǎo fàn

egg fried rice

鸡蛋碰石头
jī dàn pèng shí tou

lit. an egg colliding with a rock (idiom)

鸡蛋里挑骨头
jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou

to look for bones in an egg

鸡血石
jī xuè shí

bloodstone

鸡西
jī xī

Jixi prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[hēi lóng jiāng] in northeast China

鸡西市
jī xī shì

Jixi prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[hēi lóng jiāng] in northeast China

鸡贼
jī zéi

(dialect) stingy

鸡鸡
jī jī

penis (childish)

鸡零狗碎
jī líng gǒu suì

in pieces

鸡霍乱
jī huò luàn

fowl cholera

鸡头米
jī tóu mǐ

Gorgon fruit

鸡飞狗跳
jī fēi gǒu tiào

lit. chickens flying and dogs jumping (idiom)

鸡飞蛋打
jī fēi dàn dǎ

the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken

鸡鸣狗盗
jī míng gǒu dào

crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom)

鸡鹜
jī wù

petty or mean persons

食火鸡
shí huǒ jī

cassowary (genus Casuarius), large flightless bird native to northeastern Australia and New Guinea