鸡 jī

chicken

HSK 2 #1391

DEFINITIONS

  • chicken
  • fowl
  • chicken
  • CL:隻|只[zhi1]
  • (slang) prostitute

STROKES

WORDS

呆若木鸡 dāi ruò mù jī lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
问客杀鸡 wèn kè shā jī lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom); fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)
四眼田鸡 sì yǎn tián jī four-eyes (facetious term for a person who wears glasses)
土鸡 tǔ jī free-range chicken
大石鸡 dà shí jī (bird species of China) rusty-necklaced partridge (Alectoris magna)
奶油鸡蛋 nǎi yóu jī dàn cream sponge
姬田鸡 jī tián jī (bird species of China) little crake (Porzana parva)
嫁鸡随鸡 jià jī suí jī If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken (idiom); A woman should follow whatever her husband orders.; We must learn to accept the people around us.
嫁鸡随鸡，嫁狗随狗 jià jī suí jī ， jià gǒu suí gǒu if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog (idiom)
宫保鸡丁 gōng bǎo jī dīng Kung Pao Chicken; spicy diced chicken
宫爆鸡丁 gōng bào jī dīng gong bao chicken; spicy diced chicken
家乡鸡 jiā xiāng jī hometown chicken (item on a menu)
宁做鸡头，不做凤尾 nìng zuò jī tóu ， bù zuò fèng wěi 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
宁为鸡头，不为凤尾 nìng wéi jī tóu ， bù wéi fèng wěi 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]
宝鸡 bǎo jī Baoji prefecture-level city in Shaanxi; called Chencang 陳倉|陈仓[Chen2 cang1] in ancient times
宝鸡市 bǎo jī shì Baoji prefecture-level city in Shaanxi; called Chencang 陳倉|陈仓[Chen2 cang1] in ancient times
小田鸡 xiǎo tián jī (bird species of China) Baillon's crake (Porzana pusilla)
小肚鸡肠 xiǎo dù jī cháng lit. small belly, chicken's gut (idiom); narrow-minded; petty
小鸡鸡 xiǎo jī jī penis (child's word)
左宗棠鸡 zuǒ zōng táng jī General Tso's chicken, a deep-fried chicken dish
手无缚鸡之力 shǒu wú fù jī zhī lì lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (idiom); fig. weak; unaccustomed to physical work
打鸡血 dǎ jī xuè lit. to inject chicken blood; (coll.) extremely excited or energetic (often used mockingly)
扯鸡巴蛋 chě jī ba dàn to talk shit; to drivel; bullshit
拿着鸡毛当令箭 ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
指鸡骂狗 zhǐ jī mà gǒu lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom); fig. to make indirect criticisms
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