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
- (Standard)
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ye3 ji1
- Cantonese (Jyutping): je5 gai1
- Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): ya1 gê1
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6ya-ci
- Xiang
- 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/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: ye3 ji1
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: iegi
- Sinological IPA (key): /iɛ⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- 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/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: ia2 goi1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iá koi
- Sinological IPA (key): /ia⁵²⁻³⁵ koi³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
- Wu
- Xiang
Noun
野雞
- common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
- (figurative, slang) streetwalker; lower-quality prostitute
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 雉 (“pheasant”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 雉 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 雉, 雉雞, 野雞 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 野雞, 山雞 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 野雞 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 野雞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 野雞 |
| Wanrong | 野雞 | |
| Xi'an | 野雞 | |
| Xining | 野雞, 馬班子 | |
| Xuzhou | 野雞 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 野雞 |
| Ürümqi | 野雞 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 野雞 |
| Wuhan | 野雞, 野雞子 | |
| Guiyang | 野雞, 慶雞, 錦雞 | |
| Liuzhou | 野雞, 山雞 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 野雞, 山雞 |
| Yangzhou | 野雞 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 野雞, 山雞, 雉雞 |
| Hong Kong | 山雞 | |
| Dongguan | 山雞 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 野雞 |
| Lichuan | 野雞 | |
| Pingxiang | 野雞 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 野雞, 山雞, 雉雞 |
| Yudu | 野雞 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 山雞 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 野雞 |
| Xinzhou | 野雞 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 山雞 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 野雞 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 野雞, 山雞 |
| Quanzhou | 野雞, 山雞 | |
| Jinjiang | 雉雞 | |
| Yongchun | 山雞 | |
| Zhangzhou | 野雞, 山雞 | |
| Shantou | 山雞 | |
| Leizhou | 山雞 | |
| Haikou | 山雞 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 山雞 |
| Xianyou | 山雞 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 山雞 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 野雞 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 野雞 | |
| Suzhou | 野雞 | |
| Danyang | 野雞 | |
| Hangzhou | 野雞 | |
| Ningbo | 野雞 | |
| Wenzhou | 野雞, 山雞 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 野雞 |
| Loudi | 野雞 | |
Dialectal synonyms of 妓女 (“female prostitute”) [map]
Derived terms
- 家雞打的團團轉，野雞打的貼天飛 / 家鸡打的团团转，野鸡打的贴天飞
- 打野雞 / 打野鸡
- 野雞戴皮帽兒 / 野鸡戴皮帽儿
Adjective
野雞
- (figurative, attributive) operating illegally
- 野雞學校／野鸡学校 ― yějī xuéxiào ― fly-by-night school
- 聯合國軍係未經聯合國祕書長授權掛名聯合國的野雞機構，因此常加雙引號表明其非法。 [MSC, trad.]
- Liánhéguójūn xì wèijīng Liánhéguó mìshūzhǎng shòuquán guàmíng Liánhéguó de yějī jīgòu, yīncǐ cháng jiā shuāngyǐnhào biǎomíng qí fēifǎ. [Pinyin]
- The UN Command is a pseudo-organisation that operates under the name of the United Nations with no authorisation of the UN Secretary General. Consequently, quotation marks are often used (in Chinese) to deny its legitimacy.
联合国军系未经联合国秘书长授权挂名联合国的野鸡机构，因此常加双引号表明其非法。 [MSC, simp.]