揗雞

Chinese

		strike, hit with hand; tap	fowl; chicken
trad. (揗雞/揗鷄)		揗	雞/鷄
simp. (揗鸡)		揗	鸡
alternative forms		騰雞／腾鸡
Literally: “to run to and fro like a chicken”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tan⁴ gai¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tan⁴ gai¹
    • Yale: tàhn gāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tan⁴ gai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ten⁴ gei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɐn²¹ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

Verb

揗⫽雞 (verb-complement) (Cantonese)

1. to be nervous; to be flustered