雞胇
Chinese
| fowl; chicken | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (雞胇/鷄胇) | 雞/鷄 | 胇 | |
| simp. (鸡胇) | 鸡 | 胇 | |
| alternative forms | 雞佛／鸡佛 | ||
Etymology
From Taiwanese Hokkien 雞核 / 鸡核 (ke-hu̍t), by analogy to 佛, pronounced as hu̍t in Taiwanese Hokkien.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jīfó
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄈㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jifó
- Wade–Giles: chi1-fo2
- Yale: jī-fwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jifor
- Palladius: цзифо (czifo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ fu̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
雞胇
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 雞睪 (“rooster's testicle”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 雞睪丸, 雞睪 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 雞胇, 雞腩胇, 雞腰 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 雞子 |
| Hong Kong | 雞子 | |
| Dongguan | 雞子 | |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 雞核 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 雞核卵 | |
| Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) | 雞核仔 | |
| Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) | 雞核仔 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 雞核仔 | |
| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 雞核仔 | |
| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 雞核仔 | |
| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 雞核仔 | |
| Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 雞核 | |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 雞核 |
| New Taipei (Tamsui) | 雞𡳞核, 雞核仔 | |
| New Taipei (Pingxi) | 雞核仔 | |
| Kaohsiung | 雞𡳞核, 雞核 | |
| Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 雞𡳞核 | |
| Yilan (Toucheng) | 雞𡳞核仔, 雞腰 | |
| Tainan (Anping) | 雞核 | |
| Penghu (Xiyu) | 雞核 | |
| Chaozhou | 雞核 | |