電子雞

See also: 电子鸡

Chinese

Etymology 1

		electron; electronic; electrical	fowl; chicken
trad. (電子雞/電子鷄)		電子	雞/鷄
simp. (电子鸡)		电子	鸡

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): diànzǐjī

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄗˇ ㄐㄧ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: diànzǐjī
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄗˇ ㄐㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: diànzǐhji
    • Wade–Giles: tien⁴-tzŭ³-chi¹
    • Yale: dyàn-dž-jī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dianntzyyji
    • Palladius: дяньцзыцзи (djanʹczyczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

Noun

電子雞

1. (informal) Tamagotchi

Synonyms

• (Taiwan) 塔麻可吉 (tǎmákějí)
• (Mainland China) 拓麻歌子
• (Hong Kong) 他媽哥池／他妈哥池 (tāmāgēchí)

Etymology 2

		electron; electronic; electrical	female prostitute
trad. (電子雞/電子鷄)		電子	雞/鷄
simp. (电子鸡)		电子	鸡
Literally: “online female prostitute”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): din⁶ zi² gai¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: din⁶ zi² gai¹
    • Yale: dihn jí gāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: din⁶ dzi² gai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: din⁶ ji² gei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːn²² t͡siː³⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

Noun

電子雞

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) camgirl [late 2010s or early 2020s]