走雞
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See also: 走鸡
Chinese
[edit]to walk; to go; to move to walk; to go; to move; to leave |
fowl; chicken | ||
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trad. (走雞/走鷄) | 走 | 雞/鷄 | |
simp. (走鸡) | 走 | 鸡 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zau2 gai1
- Yale: jáu gāi
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzau2 gai1
- Guangdong Romanization: zeo2 gei1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɐu̯³⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: deu2 gai1*
- Sinological IPA (key): /teu⁵⁵ kai³³⁻³³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
[edit]走雞 (Cantonese)
- to lose an opportunity
- (by extension) to get away from doing something unpleasant