雞肋

See also: 鸡肋

Chinese

		fowl; chicken	rib
trad. (雞肋/鷄肋)		雞/鷄	肋
simp. (鸡肋)		鸡	肋

Etymology

The figurative sense is from a story about Cao Cao in Sanguozhi.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīlèi, jīlè

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄌㄟˋ, ㄐㄧ ㄌㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gai¹ lak⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland Standard)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīlèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄌㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jilèi
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-lei⁴
    • Yale: jī-lèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiley
    • Palladius: цзилэй (czilɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan Standard)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīlè
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄌㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jilè
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-lê⁴
    • Yale: jī-lè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jileh
    • Palladius: цзилэ (czilɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ lɤ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gai¹ lak⁶
    • Yale: gāi lahk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gai¹ lak⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gei¹ leg⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯⁵⁵ lɐk̚²/

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• Middle Chinese: kej lok

Rime
Character	雞	肋
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	齊 (39)	德 (131)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	IV	I
Fanqie	古奚切	盧則切
Baxter	kej	lok
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kei/	/lək̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kei/	/lək̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kɛi/	/lək̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kɛj/	/lək̚/
Li Rong	/kei/	/lək̚/
Wang Li	/kiei/	/lək̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/kiei/	/lək̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jī	lè
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gai1	lak6

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 雞肋

1. chicken ribs
2. (figurative) thing of little value or interest, yet pitiable if given up or thrown away