一隻雞、一隻鴨

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one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
(a measure word, for birds and some animals, for one of a pair); single fowl; chicken
 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
(a measure word, for birds and some animals, for one of a pair); single duck
trad. (一隻雞、一隻鴨/一隻鷄、一隻鴨) /
simp. (一只鸡、一只鸭)

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一隻雞、一隻鴨

  1. (Singapore, originally Hainanese) to speak mutually unintelligible languages
    福建人廣東人講話一隻雞、一隻鴨 [MSC, trad.]
    福建人广东人讲话一只鸡、一只鸭 [MSC, simp.]
    Fújiànrén hé guǎngdōngrén jiǎnghuà jiù xiàng shì yī zhī jī, yī zhī yā. [Pinyin]
    When a Hokkien person and a Cantonese person talk to each other, it's like a chicken talking to a duck.

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