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

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

common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
(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

(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

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