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 (Jyutping): tau¹ gai¹

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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/

Verb

偷雞

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 偷 (tōu),‎ 雞／鸡 (jī).
2. (Cantonese) to do less work; to be lazy and idle
3. (poker) to bluff

Synonyms

• (to do less work): 偷懶／偷懒 (tōulǎn), 躲懶／躲懒 (duǒlǎn); (Min Nan) 想惰, 想死