野雞

See also: 野鸡

Chinese

		field; plain; open space field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; wild	fowl; chicken
trad. (野雞/野鷄)		野	雞/鷄
simp. (野鸡)		野	鸡

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yějī

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄝˇ ㄐㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): je⁵ gai¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iá-koe / iá-ke

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yějī
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˇ ㄐㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yěji
    • Wade–Giles: yeh³-chi¹
    • Yale: yě-jī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeeji
    • Palladius: ецзи (jeczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: je⁵ gai¹
    • Yale: yéh gāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: je⁵ gai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yé⁵ gei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛː¹³ kɐi̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iá-koe
    • Tâi-lô: iá-kue
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iafkoef
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ia⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iá-ke
    • Tâi-lô: iá-ke
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iafkef
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ia⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 野雞

1. common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
2. (figurative, slang) streetwalker; lower-quality prostitute

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 野雞

1. (figurative, attributive) operating illegally; fly-by-night

   野雞學校／野鸡学校  ―  yějī xuéxiào  ―  fly-by-night school

Derived terms

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