雞項

Chinese

		fowl; chicken	back of neck; item; thing
trad. (雞項/鷄項)		雞/鷄	項
simp. (鸡项)		鸡	项
alternative forms		雞𣚺／鸡𣚺

Etymology

項 is from Proto-Tai *C̬.qɤːŋᴮ (“young hen”) (Li, 1990; Bauer, 1996). Compare Zhuang gaeqhangh, Bouyei gaishaangh.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gai¹ hong^6-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gai¹ hong^6-2
    • Yale: gāi hóng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gai¹ hong^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: gei¹ hong^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯⁵⁵ hɔːŋ²²⁻³⁵/

Noun

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1. (Cantonese) female chick that has not laid eggs

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