走雞

See also: 走鸡

Chinese

		to walk; to go; to move to walk; to go; to move; to leave	fowl; chicken
trad. (走雞/走鷄)		走	雞/鷄
simp. (走鸡)		走	鸡

Pronunciation

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zau² gai¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): deu² gai^1*

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• 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 gai^1*
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /teu⁵⁵ kai³³⁻³³⁵/

Verb

走雞 (Cantonese)

1. to lose an opportunity

   有機會嚟一定咪走雞。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   有机会嚟一定咪走鸡。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   jau⁵ gei¹ wui⁶ lei⁴ jat¹ ding⁶ mai⁵ zau² gai¹. [Jyutping]

   Be sure not to miss it when you have the chance.

2. (by extension) to get away from doing something unpleasant

   唔好畀佢走雞 [Cantonese, trad.]
   唔好畀佢走鸡 [Cantonese, simp.]

   m⁴ hou² bei² keoi⁵ zau² gai¹ [Jyutping]

   Don't let him get away