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家鄉雞
jiā xiāng jī
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hometown chicken (item on a menu)
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寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾
nìng zuò jī tóu ， bù zuò fèng wěi
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lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom);
fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
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寧為雞頭，不為鳳尾
nìng wéi jī tóu ， bù wéi fèng wěi
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see 寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾|宁做鸡头，不做凤尾[ning4 zuo4 ji1 tou2 , bu4 zuo4 feng4 wei3]
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寶雞
bǎo jī
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Baoji prefecture-level city in Shaanxi;
called Chencang 陳倉|陈仓[Chen2 cang1] in ancient times
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寶雞市
bǎo jī shì
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Baoji prefecture-level city in Shaanxi;
called Chencang 陳倉|陈仓[Chen2 cang1] in ancient times
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小田雞
xiǎo tián jī
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(bird species of China) Baillon's crake (Porzana pusilla)
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小肚雞腸
xiǎo dù jī cháng
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lit. small belly, chicken's gut (idiom); narrow-minded;
petty
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小雞
xiǎo jī
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chick
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小雞雞
xiǎo jī jī
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penis (child's word)
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山雞
shān jī
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Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii);
(dialect) pheasant
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左宗棠雞
zuǒ zōng táng jī
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General Tso's chicken, a deep-fried chicken dish
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手無縛雞之力
shǒu wú fù jī zhī lì
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lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (idiom);
fig. weak;
unaccustomed to physical work
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打雞血
dǎ jī xuè
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lit. to inject chicken blood;
(coll.) extremely excited or energetic (often used mockingly)
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扯雞巴蛋
chě jī ba dàn
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to talk shit;
to drivel;
bullshit
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拿著雞毛當令箭
ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn
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to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
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指雞罵狗
zhǐ jī mà gǒu
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lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom);
fig. to make indirect criticisms
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攤雞蛋
tān jī dàn
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scrambled eggs
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放山雞
fàng shān jī
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free-range chicken
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斑尾榛雞
bān wěi zhēn jī
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(bird species of China) Chinese grouse (Tetrastes sewerzowi)
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斑胸田雞
bān xiōng tián jī
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(bird species of China) spotted crake (Porzana porzana)
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斑脅田雞
bān xié tián jī
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(bird species of China) band-bellied crake (Porzana paykullii)
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斗酒隻雞
dǒu jiǔ zhī jī
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lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
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新疆小盤雞
xīn jiāng xiǎo pán jī
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Xinjiang small-plate chicken (typical dish from North-West China)
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普通秧雞
pǔ tōng yāng jī
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(bird species of China) brown-cheeked rail (Rallus indicus)
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暗腹雪雞
àn fù xuě jī
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(bird species of China) Himalayan snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis)
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