偷雞

See also: 偷鸡

Chinese

		to steal; to pilfer	fowl; chicken
trad. (偷雞/偷鷄)		偷	雞/鷄
simp. (偷鸡)		偷	鸡

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tōujī

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄡ ㄐㄧ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): tau¹ gai¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): heu¹ gai^1*

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tōujī
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄡ ㄐㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: touji
    • Wade–Giles: tʻou¹-chi¹
    • Yale: tōu-jī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: touji
    • Palladius: тоуцзи (touczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tau¹ gai¹
    • Yale: tāu gāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tau¹ gai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: teo¹ gei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: heu¹ gai^1*
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /heu³³ kai³³⁻³³⁵/

Verb

偷雞

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 偷 (tōu),‎ 雞／鸡 (jī).
2. (poker) to bluff
3. (Cantonese) to do less work; to be lazy and idle
4. (Cantonese) to do something sneakily and unnoticeably for one's own benefit or convenience

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 偷懶 (“to slack off; to lie down on the job”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		偷懶, 躲懶, 偷閒
Mandarin	Beijing	躲懶兒, 偷懶兒, 脫懶兒
	Taiwan	偷懶
	Ürümqi	躲懶
	Yangzhou	躲懶, 隑懶
	Singapore	偷懶
Cantonese	Guangzhou	躲懶, 放蛇, 偷雞
	Hong Kong	偷懶, 蛇王
	Dongguan	偷雞
Gan	Nanchang	偷懶
Hakka	Meixian	偷尞
Jin	Taiyuan	偷懶
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	躲懶
Southern Min	Xiamen	想惰
	Zhangzhou	想惰, 想死
	Penang (Hokkien)	食蛇
	Singapore (Hokkien)	食蛇
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	偷懶

Derived terms

• 偷雞不著蝕把米／偷鸡不着蚀把米 (tōu jī bùzháo shí bǎ mǐ)
• 偷雞吊狗／偷鸡吊狗
• 偷雞唔到蝕渣米／偷鸡唔到蚀渣米
• 偷雞摸狗／偷鸡摸狗 (tōujīmōgǒu)
• 偷雞盜狗／偷鸡盗狗