雞同鴨講 jī tóng yā jiǎng

lit. chicken speaking with duck

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. chicken speaking with duck
  2. 2. fig. talking without communicating
  3. 3. people not understanding each other

Characters

Character Meaning
雞 jī
chicken; fowl; (slang) prostitute
同 tóng HSK 1
same; together; with
鴨 yā
duck; (slang) male prostitute
講 jiǎng
to speak; to explain; to be particular about