雞

See also: 鷄, 鶏, and 鸡

雞 U+96DE, 雞 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-96DE ← 雝 [U+96DD] CJK Unified Ideographs 雟 → [U+96DF]

Translingual

Traditional	雞
Simplified	鸡
Japanese	鶏
Korean	鷄

Han character

雞 (Kangxi radical 172, 隹+10, 18 strokes, cangjie input 月大人土 (BKOG), four-corner 2041₄, composition ⿰奚隹)

Derived characters

• 𤄬, 𤣕, 𭌲, 𧄰

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1369, character 2
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 42124
• Dae Jaweon: page 1875, character 2
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4105, character 2
• Unihan data for U+96DE

Chinese

trad.		雞/鷄
simp.		鸡
alternative forms		鳼／𪉃 鳮

Wikipedia has articles on:

• 雞 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
• 雞 (搞清楚) (Cantonese)
• 雞 (Classical)
• 雞 (Gan)
• 雞 (Eastern Min)
• 雞 (Southern Min)
• 雞 (Wu)
• Chicken (English)

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (奚) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
謑	*qʰraːs, *qʰreːs, *ɡeːʔ
膎	*ɡreː
鞵	*ɡreː
榽	*ɡreː, *ɡeː
鷄	*keː
雞	*keː
谿	*kʰeː
嵠	*kʰeː
溪	*kʰeː
磎	*kʰeː
螇	*kʰeː, *ɡeː
鸂	*kʰeː
奚	*ɡeː
豯	*ɡeː
徯	*ɡeː, *ɡeːʔ
蹊	*ɡeː
騱	*ɡeː
傒	*ɡeː
鼷	*ɡeː
蒵	*ɡeː, *ɡeːs
貕	*ɡeː
慀	*ɡeːs

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *keː): phonetic 奚 (OC *ɡeː) + semantic 隹 (“short-tailed bird”).

Etymology

Onomatopoeic (Schuessler, 2007). Compare Proto-Vietic *r-kaa (> Vietnamese gà), Proto-Tai *kajᴮ (“chicken”), Proto-Hmong-Mien *Kəi.

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

• (to fire): From 無情雞 / 无情鸡 (mou⁴ cing⁴ gai¹, “pink slip”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): jī (ji¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ji¹

  (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): jǐ

  (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): jì

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җи (ži, I)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gai¹

  (Dongguan, Jyutping++): goi¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): gai¹

• Gan (Wiktionary): ji¹
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): kiê

  (Hailu, HRS): gai^ˋ

  (Meixian, Guangdong): gê¹

• Jin (Wiktionary): ji¹
• Northern Min (KCR): gái
• Eastern Min (BUC): giĕ
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ge¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): koe / ke / kere

  (Teochew, Peng'im): goi¹

  (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): goi¹ / gi¹

• Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): gai¹
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹ci / ³ci / ³cien
  • (Jinhua): ¹cie
• Xiang

  (Changsha, Wiktionary): ji¹

  (Loudi, Wiktionary): ji¹

  (Hengyang, Wiktionary): ji¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jī
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ji
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹
    • Yale: jī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ji
    • Palladius: цзи (czi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: ji¹
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: gi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
  • (Xi'an)
    • Guanzhong Pinyin: jǐ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi²¹/
  • (Nanjing)
    • Nanjing Pinyin: jì
    • Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): ji¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³¹/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җи (ži, I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gai¹
    • Yale: gāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯⁵⁵/
  • (Dongguan, Guancheng)
    • Jyutping++: goi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔi²¹³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: gai¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kai³³/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: ji¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁴²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiê
    • Hakka Romanization System: gie^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gie¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ki̯e²⁴/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: gai^ˋ
    • Sinological IPA: /kai⁵³/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: gê¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ke⁴⁴/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: ji¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕi¹¹/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gái
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kai⁵⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: giĕ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kie⁵⁵/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: ge¹
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ga̤
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ke⁵³³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: ge¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ke⁵⁴⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Hui'an, Yongchun, Taipei, Lukang, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Singapore, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koe
    • Tâi-lô: kue
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koef
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Hui'an, Lukang, Philippines): /kue³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Yongchun, Taipei, Kinmen, Singapore): /kue⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Hui'an, Zhangpu, Yilan, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke
    • Tâi-lô: ke
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kef
    • IPA (Zhangpu): /kiei⁵⁵/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Yilan, Tainan, Kaohsiung): /ke⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Hui'an, Penang): /ke³³/
  • (Hokkien: Sanxia)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kere
    • Tâi-lô: kere

Note:

• Xiamen, Quanzhou:
  • koe - vernacular;
  • ke - literary.

• • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: goi¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: koi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /koi³³/
  • (Leizhou)
    • Leizhou Pinyin: goi¹ / gi¹
    • Sinological IPA: /kɔi³⁵/, /ki³⁵/
Note:
• goi1 - vernacular;
• gi1 - literary.
• Southern Pinghua
  • (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
    • Jyutping++: gai¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kəi⁵³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai, Jiading, Songjiang, Chongming, Suzhou, Kunshan, Changzhou, Jiaxing, Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Zhoushan)
    • Wugniu: ¹ci
    • MiniDict: ci^平
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹ji
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕi⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Jiading): /t͡ɕi⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Songjiang): /ci⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Chongming): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡ɕi⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Kunshan): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
    • Sinological IPA (Changzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
    • Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /t͡ɕi⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /t͡ɕi³³⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Shaoxing): /t͡ɕi⁵²/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhoushan): /t͡ɕi⁵³/
  • (Northern: Ningbo)
    • Wugniu: ³ci
    • MiniDict: ci^上
    • Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /t͡ɕi³²⁵/
  • (Northern: Zhoushan)
    • Wugniu: ³cien
    • Sinological IPA (Zhoushan): /t͡ɕĩ³⁵/
  • (Jinhua)
    • Wugniu: ¹cie
    • Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /t͡ɕie³³⁴/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: ji¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³³/
  • (Loudi)
    • Wiktionary: ji¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁴⁴/
  • (Hengyang)
    • Wiktionary: ji¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁴⁴⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: kej

Rime
Character	雞
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	齊 (39)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	古奚切
Baxter	kej
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kei/
Pan Wuyun	/kei/
Shao Rongfen	/kɛi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kɛj/
Li Rong	/kei/
Wang Li	/kiei/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kiei/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jī
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gai1

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*kˤe/

  (Zhengzhang): /*keː/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	雞
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	jī
Middle Chinese	‹ kej ›
Old Chinese	/*kˁe/
English	fowl, chicken
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	雞
Reading #	1/1
No.	13357
Phonetic component	奚
Rime group	支
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	雞
Old Chinese	/*keː/

Definitions

雞

1. chicken; fowl; pheasant (Classifier: 隻／只 m c)

   雞肉／鸡肉  ―  jīròu  ―  chicken meat

   雞蛋／鸡蛋  ―  jīdàn  ―  chicken egg

   山雞／山鸡  ―  shānjī  ―  pheasant

   • 雞棲于塒、日之夕矣、羊牛下來。……
     雞棲于桀、日之夕矣、羊牛下括。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     鸡栖于埘、日之夕矣、羊牛下来。……
     鸡栖于桀、日之夕矣、羊牛下括。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Jī qī yú shí, rì zhī xī yǐ, yángniú xiàlái.......
     Jī qī yú jié, rì zhī xī yǐ, yángniú xiàguā. [Pinyin]

     The fowls roost in their holes in the walls; and in the evening of the day, the goats and cows come down [from the hill]. [...]
     The fowls roost on their perches; and in the evening of the day, the goats and cows come down and home.

2. 10th of the Chinese zodiac animals (rooster)

   我哥哥和我爸爸都是屬雞的。 [MSC, trad.]
   我哥哥和我爸爸都是属鸡的。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ gēgē hé wǒ bàbà dōu shì shǔ jī de. [Pinyin]

   My elder brother and my father are both born in the Year of the Rooster.

3. (slang) female prostitute

   Coordinate term: 鴨 / 鸭 (yā)

   做雞／做鸡 [Cantonese]  ―  zou⁶ gai¹ [Jyutping]  ―  to be a prostitute

4. (slang) penis, cock

   雞雞／鸡鸡  ―  jījī  ―  cock

5. (Cantonese, Huicheng dialect) whistle

   吹雞／吹鸡 [Cantonese]  ―  ceoi¹ gai¹ [Jyutping]  ―  to blow a whistle

   銀雞／银鸡 [Cantonese]  ―  ngan⁴ gai¹ [Jyutping]  ―  silver whistle

6. (Cantonese, Huicheng dialect, Hokkien) trigger (of a gun)

   摱雞／摱鸡 [Cantonese]  ―  maan¹ gai¹ [Jyutping]  ―  to pull the trigger

7. (Cantonese) weak; useless
8. (Cantonese, no longer productive) Suffix for adjectives describing a weak or useless person.

   弱雞／弱鸡 [Cantonese]  ―  joek⁶ gai¹ [Jyutping]  ―  weak; wimpy

   揗雞／揗鸡 [Cantonese]  ―  tan⁴ gai¹ [Jyutping]  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

9. (Cantonese) to fire; to sack
10. (Cantonese) Classifier for money: yuan; dollar; buck
    • 2017, 葉子騫, 十九窮風流——廢青日常食譜, Hong Kong: 飲食天地出版社 [Food Paradise], →ISBN, page 138:

      我們就以廿雞作食平D的標準，喂呀~~ [Cantonese, trad.]
      我们就以廿鸡作食平D的标准，喂呀~~ [Cantonese, simp.]

      ngo⁵ mun⁴ zau⁶ ji⁵ jaa⁶ gai¹ zok³ sik⁶ peng⁴ di¹ dik¹ biu¹ zeon², wai³ jaa³ ~~ [Jyutping]

      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

11. (Cantonese) Classifier for ten thousand dollars.
    • 2015, 梁心欣, quotee, “恒指3萬點 四叔捐佢份身家 0.43% 靚女捐得多過佢！”, in 港股策略王, number 23, page 18:

      不過Hazel都捐一雞嘢（即1萬元），我冇理由咁失威，我捐多佢一倍，我捐夠兩雞！ [Cantonese, trad.]
      不过Hazel都捐一鸡嘢（即1万元），我冇理由咁失威，我捐多佢一倍，我捐够两鸡！ [Cantonese, simp.]

      bat¹ gwo³ Hazel dou¹ gyun¹ jat¹ gai¹ je⁵ (zik¹ jat¹ maan⁶ jyun⁴), ngo⁵ mou⁵ lei⁵ jau⁴ gam³ sat¹ wai¹, ngo⁵ gyun¹ do¹ keoi⁵ jat¹ pui⁵, ngo⁵ gyun¹ gau³ loeng⁵ gai¹! [Jyutping]

      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

12. (Cantonese) alternative form of 笄

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 雞 (“chicken (animal)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		雞
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		雞
Taxonomic name		雞
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	雞, 雞子
	Taiwan	雞
	Harbin	雞
	Malaysia	雞
	Singapore	雞
	Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)	雞
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	雞
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	雞
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	雞兒
	Wanrong	雞
	Xi'an	雞
	Dingbian	雞
	Xining	雞兒, 雞
	Xuzhou	雞
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	雞
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	雞
	Lanzhou	雞兒
	Ürümqi	雞
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	雞, 雞咯咯 childish
	Wuhan	雞子
	Guiyang	雞
	Guilin	雞
	Liuzhou	雞
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	雞
	Yangzhou	雞子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	雞
	Hong Kong	雞
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	雞
	Macau	雞
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	雞
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	雞
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	雞
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	雞
	Foshan	雞
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	雞
	Foshan (Shunde)	雞
	Foshan (Sanshui)	雞
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	雞
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	雞
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	雞
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	雞
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	雞
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	雞
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	雞
	Taishan	雞
	Kaiping (Chikan)	雞
	Enping (Niujiang)	雞
	Heshan (Yayao)	雞
	Dongguan	雞
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	雞
	Qingyuan	雞
	Fogang	雞
	Yingde (Hanguang)	雞
	Yangshan	雞
	Lianshan (Butian)	雞
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	雞
	Shaoguan	雞
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	雞
	Renhua	雞
	Lechang	雞
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	雞
	Sihui	雞
	Guangning	雞
	Deqing	雞
	Huaiji	雞
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	雞
	Yunfu	雞
	Xinxing	雞
	Luoding	雞
	Yunan (Pingtai)	雞
	Xinyi	雞
	Lianjiang	雞
	Nanning	雞
	Wuzhou	雞
	Yulin	雞
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	雞
	Dongxing	雞
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	雞
	Penang (Guangfu)	雞
	Singapore (Guangfu)	雞
Gan	Nanchang	雞
	Lichuan	雞
	Pingxiang	雞
Hakka	Meixian	雞
	Xingning	雞哩
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	雞
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	雞
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	雞
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	雞
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	雞
	Yudu	雞
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	雞仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	雞仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	雞仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	雞
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	雞仔
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	雞
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	雞
	Kuching (Hepo)	雞
Huizhou	Jixi	雞
Jin	Taiyuan	雞兒, 雞
	Pingyao	雞
	Xinzhou	雞兒
	Hohhot	雞子
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	雞, 雞囝
	Fuqing	雞
	Matsu	雞
Southern Min	Xiamen	雞, 雞仔, 雞喌
	Quanzhou	雞, 雞仔
	Yongchun	雞
	Zhangzhou	雞, 雞仔, 雞喌 childish
	Taipei	雞
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	雞
	Kaohsiung	雞
	Tainan	雞仔
	Kinmen	雞
	Penghu (Magong)	雞
	Penang (Hokkien)	雞
	Singapore (Hokkien)	雞
	Manila (Hokkien)	雞
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	雞
	Chaozhou	雞
	Shantou	雞
	Jieyang	雞
	Haifeng	雞, 雞喌 childish
	Singapore (Teochew)	雞
	Wenchang	雞
	Haikou	雞
	Singapore (Hainanese)	雞
Puxian Min	Putian	雞
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	雞
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	雞
	Xianyou	雞
	Xianyou (Fengting)	雞
	Xianyou (Youyang)	雞
Central Min	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	雞
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	雞
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	雞
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	雞
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	雞
Wu	Shanghai	雞, 喔喔雞 childish, 咯咯雞 childish
	Shanghai (Chongming)	雞
	Suzhou	雞
	Danyang	雞
	Hangzhou	雞
	Ningbo	雞, 咯咯雞 childish
	Wenzhou	雞
	Jinhua	雞
Xiang	Changsha	雞, 雞咯咯 childish, 雞喌喌 childish
	Loudi	雞
	Hengyang	雞
	Quanzhou	雞

Dialectal synonyms of 妓女 (“female prostitute”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		娼妓, 妓女, 娼婦
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	妓女, 婊子, 姑娘兒, 窯姐兒, 野花兒
	Taiwan	妓女, 婊子
	Harbin	婊子, 窯子娘們兒, 窯姐兒, 兔兒, 兔子
	Malaysia	雞
	Singapore	妓女, 雞
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	窯姐
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	婊子, 賣窯子的
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	窯子
	Xining	馬班子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	婊子, 娼婦
	Lanzhou	婊子, 窯子
	Ürümqi	婊子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	梭爺子, 婊子婆娘, 婊子, 梭梭, 雞, 貓兒, 野雞, 捨物, 粉臉子 dated
	Wuhan	婊子, 妖姑, 賣貨, 片
	Guiyang	婊子, 娼妓
	Kunming	爛使, 皮旦
	Liuzhou	老舉婆, 老舉, 婊子婆
	Dagudi (Maliba)	賣屄人
	Reshuitang (Longling)	賣屄人
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	妓女, 賣屄婆
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	賣屄人
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	婊子
	Yangzhou	婊子, 姑娘 dated
Cantonese	Guangzhou	老舉, 野雞, 雞
	Hong Kong	妓女, 雞, 老舉, 啄地, 鳳, 鳳姐, 女女, G neologism
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	老舉
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	老舉
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	老舉
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	老舉
	Macau	老舉, 雞
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	老舉
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	老舉
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	老舉
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	老舉
	Foshan	老舉
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	老舉
	Foshan (Shunde)	老舉
	Foshan (Sanshui)	老舉
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	老舉
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	老舉
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	老舉
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	老舉
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	老舉, 雞
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	老舉, 雞
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	老舉, 雞
	Taishan	老舉, 妓女, 雞
	Kaiping (Chikan)	老舉, 雞
	Enping (Niujiang)	老舉, 雞
	Heshan (Yayao)	老舉
	Dongguan	老舉, 妓女, 雞
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	老舉
	Xinyi	老舉
	Nanning	老妓
	Rongxian	雞
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	老舉婆
	Hepu (Shatian)	老契
	Guiping	老舉
	Guiping (Mule)	雞
	Pingnan	雞
	Guigang (Gangcheng)	老舉, 雞
	Guigang (Pingdong)	老舉
	Beihai	老舉
	Beihai (Nankang)	老舉
	Beihai (Yingpan)	老舉婆
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	老舉, 雞婆
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	老舉
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	雞婆
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	妓女, 老舉, 雞
	Singapore (Guangfu)	雞
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	老舉
	Móng Cái	老舉
	Yangon (Taishan)	妓女, 老舉, 雞
	Mandalay (Taishan)	女妓
	Bangkok (Guangfu)	老舉, 雞
	Betong (Rongxian)	雞
Gan	Nanchang	姑娘, 婊子, 雀子
	Lichuan	婊子
	Pingxiang	婊子
Hakka	Meixian	婊仔, 火屎, 當賺個, 老舉嫲, 老舉
	Xingning	婊哩, 老舉, 老舉嫲, 貨屎, 貨哩
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	老舉, 老舉婆, 雞
	Huiyang	老舉
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	老舉嫲
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	老舉嫲
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	老舉
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	老舉嫲
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	雞婆, 老舉嫲, 老舉
	Wuhua (Changbu)	老舉嫲
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	雞婆, 老舉嫲
	Nanxiong (Zhuji)	老舉
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	老舉
	Changting	鴨子
	Yudu	婊姊, 姑娘, 婊子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	賺食嫲
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	菜店嫲
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	菜店嫲
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	賺食嫲
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	賺食嫲
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	賺食嫲
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	趁食夫娘人, 趁食妹子
	Hong Kong	老舉嫲
	Senai (Huiyang)	老舉, 雞
Huizhou	Jixi	婊子, 賣屄貨
Jin	Taiyuan	婊子, 窯子裡的
	Xinzhou	婊子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	妓嫲
	Jianyang	妓嫲
	Wuyishan	婊子
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	白面, 白面哥
	Fuzhou (Changle)	白面哥
	Fuqing	婊
	Yongtai	白面
	Gutian	做婊子
	Fu'an	白面
	Ningde	白面
	Shouning	婊囝
	Zhouning	婊囝
	Fuding	花娘
	Matsu	白面
Southern Min	Xiamen	婊仔, 娼婊, 水貨, 雞, 趁食查某, 土婊, 間仔查某
	Quanzhou	婊仔, 片仔, 水貨, 雞, 土婊
	Yongchun	婊囝
	Zhangzhou	婊仔, 查某孫, 雞, 雞仔, 土婊, 土婊仔, 間仔查某, 間底查某
	Taipei	趁食查某, 菜店查某
	Taipei (Wanhua)	趁食查某
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	趁食查某, 菜店查某, 豆菜底的
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	趁食查某, 豆菜底
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	趁食查某
	Kaohsiung	菜店查某, 趁食查某
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	趁食查某, 菜店查某
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	趁食查某, 菜店查某
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	趁食查某, 咧趁的, 菜店查某
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	趁食查某, 菜店查某, 咧趁的
	Yilan	菜店查某, 趁食查某
	Yilan (Toucheng)	趁食查某
	Changhua (Lukang)	趁食查某
	Taichung	趁食查某
	Taichung (Wuqi)	趁食查某
	Tainan	豆菜底的, 菜店查某, 趁食查某, 貓仔, 咧趁的, 媌仔, 妓女, 路邊花
	Tainan (Anping)	趁食查某, 菜店查某, 歹查某, 咧趁的
	Taitung	趁食查某
	Hsinchu	趁食查某
	Kinmen	趁食查某, 相楗的
	Penghu (Magong)	趁食查某, 菜店查某, 菜店彪, 妓女
	Penghu (Xiyu)	趁食查某, 菜店查某, 婊囝
	Penang (Hokkien)	歹查某, 雞
	Singapore (Hokkien)	婊仔, 樂洞, 雞
	Manila (Hokkien)	摃婆, 漚摃, 婊, 婊仔, 歹查某, 姣查某, 漚查某, 姣婊
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	老妓
	Chaozhou	娼, 雞
	Shantou	花娘, 騷婆, 妓女
	Jieyang	雞, 騷, 騷婆, 查某, 娼囝
	Haifeng	雞, 查某娼
	Bangkok (Teochew)	妓女, 雞
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	老衍
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	妓女
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	妓女
	Leizhou	娘
	Haikou	娘囝, 娘
Puxian Min	Putian	貨𨈘
	Xianyou	貨𨈘
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	老舉
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	老妓婆, 婊子婆
Wu	Shanghai	婊子, 妓女, 煤餅
	Shanghai (Chongming)	婊子, 野雞
	Suzhou	婊子, 妓女
	Danyang	婊子
	Hangzhou	婊子, 妓女
	Ningbo	花佬, 婊子
	Wenzhou	大毛, 嬉老, 花兒
	Jinhua	賣胖貨, 賣胖個, 婊子, 婊子貨
Xiang	Changsha	妓女, 婊子, 婊子婆
	Loudi	婊子, 娼婦
	Quanzhou	妓女

Dialectal synonyms of 哨子 (“whistle”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		哨子
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	哨兒, 叫雞子
	Taiwan	哨子
	Singapore	哨子
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	哨子
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	哨子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	哨子, 吹吹兒, 哨哨兒, 叫叫兒
	Wuhan	叫珠
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	叫子
	Hefei	哨子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	雞
	Hong Kong	雞, BB, 哨子
	Yangjiang	雞
Gan	Nanchang	叫骨子
Hakka	Meixian	簫仔
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	雞
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	嗶嗶仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	嗶嗶仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	嗶嗶仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	嗶嗶
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	嗶嗶仔, 吧嗶仔
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	嗶仔
Jin	Taiyuan	哨兒, 哨子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	哨仔, 觱觱仔
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	觱觱響, 哨子
Southern Min	Xiamen	觱仔, 委瑣
	Quanzhou	觱仔, 觱觱仔, 委瑣
	Zhangzhou	觱仔, 委瑣
	Taipei	觱觱仔
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	咑觱仔
	Kaohsiung	觱仔
	Yilan	觱觱仔
	Changhua (Lukang)	觱觱仔
	Taichung	觱仔
	Tainan	觱仔
	Hsinchu	觱觱仔
	Kinmen	觱仔
	Penghu (Magong)	觱仔
	Singapore (Hokkien)	觱仔
	Chaozhou	觱
	Shantou	技糾
	Jieyang	觱, 觱囝
Wu	Shanghai	叫扁, 叫子
	Suzhou	叫叫, 叫鞭
	Wenzhou	吹兒, 哨子, 叫子
Xiang	Changsha	叫珠子, 叫子
	Shuangfeng	叫子

• (trigger): 扳機／扳机 (bānjī); (Min Nan) 銃雞／铳鸡, 剾雞／𠛅鸡

Dialectal synonyms of 解僱 (“to terminate someone's employment; to fire; to sack”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		解僱, 辭退, 解聘, 開除, 革除, 解職
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	解僱, 炒魷魚
	Singapore	開除, 炒魷魚
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	開銷
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	開銷, 開除
	Liuzhou	炒魷魚
Cantonese	Guangzhou	炒魷魚, 炒魷
	Hong Kong	炒魷魚, 炒魷, 炒, 豉椒炒魷, 開除, 辭, 食無情雞, 雞
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	除職
	Macau	炒魷魚
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	炒魷魚
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	炒魷魚
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	炒魷魚
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	辭退
	Foshan	炒魷魚
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	炒魷魚
	Foshan (Shunde)	炒魷魚
	Foshan (Sanshui)	炒魷魚
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	唔使
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	炒魷魚
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	炒魷魚
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	唔請
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	唔請
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	炒魷魚, 唔請
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	唔請
	Taishan	唔請, 炒魷魚, 炒
	Kaiping (Chikan)	唔請, 炒魷魚
	Enping (Niujiang)	唔請
	Heshan (Yayao)	辭工
	Dongguan	炒魷魚
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	炒魷魚
	Singapore (Guangfu)	炒魷魚
Gan	Pingxiang	開銷
Hakka	Meixian	辭退, 解僱, 炒魷魚
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	唔愛去做, 炒魷魚, 打豎鋪
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	炒魷魚
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	炒魷魚
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	炒魷魚
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	解僱
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	解僱
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	解僱
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	解僱
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	解僱
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	解僱
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	辭
Southern Min	Xiamen	辭頭路, 辭, 齧拗, 齧捒
	Zhao'an	辭退
	Tainan	辭頭路
	Singapore (Hokkien)	卜頭路
	Manila (Hokkien)	擗捒, 刣捒
	Shantou	解僱, 炒鰇魚
	Jieyang	清, 炒鰇魚
	Haifeng	炒鰇魚
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	除工
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	炒魷魚
Wu	Shanghai	炒魷魚
	Hangzhou	回報
Xiang	Changsha	開銷

Dialectal synonyms of 元 (“yuan; dollar”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		圓, 元
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	塊1
	Taiwan	塊1
	Harbin	塊1
	Malaysia	塊1
	Singapore	塊1
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	塊1
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	塊1
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	塊1
	Wanrong	塊1
	Xi'an	塊1
	Xining	塊1
	Xuzhou	塊1
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	塊1
	Lanzhou	塊1
	Ürümqi	塊1
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	塊1
	Wuhan	塊1
	Guiyang	塊1
	Guilin	塊1
	Liuzhou	塊1
	Nanning (Wuming)	塊1
	Shanglin (Sanli)	塊1
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	塊1
	Yangzhou	塊1
	Hefei	塊1
Cantonese	Guangzhou	蚊, 蚊雞, 雞士, 個, 銀, 度嘢
	Hong Kong	蚊, 蚊雞, 雞士, 雞, 個, 銀, 雞嘢, 皮
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	蚊
	Macau	蚊
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	蚊
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	蚊
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	蚊
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	蚊
	Foshan	蚊
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	文
	Foshan (Shunde)	蚊
	Foshan (Sanshui)	蚊雞
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	蚊雞
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	蚊
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	蚊
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	蚊
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	蚊
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	蚊
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	蚊
	Taishan	蚊
	Kaiping (Chikan)	蚊
	Enping (Niujiang)	蚊
	Heshan (Yayao)	蚊
	Dongguan	蚊, 蚊雞
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	蚊
	Qingyuan	蚊
	Fogang	蚊
	Yingde (Hanguang)	蚊
	Yangshan	蚊
	Lianshan (Butian)	蚊
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	蚊
	Shaoguan	蚊
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	蚊
	Renhua	蚊雞
	Lechang	蚊
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	蚊
	Sihui	蚊雞
	Deqing	蚊
	Huaiji	蚊
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	蚊
	Yunfu	蚊
	Xinxing	蚊
	Luoding	蚊
	Yunan (Pingtai)	蚊
	Yangjiang	蚊, 個
	Lianjiang	蚊
	Nanning	蚊
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	蚊
	Qinzhou	蚊
	Beihai	蚊
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	蚊
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	蚊
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	蚊
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	箍, 蚊
	Penang (Guangfu)	蚊
	Singapore (Guangfu)	蚊, 箍
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	蚊
	Móng Cái	蚊
Gan	Nanchang	塊1
	Lichuan	塊1
	Pingxiang	塊1
Hakka	Meixian	塊1
	Xingning	吊
	Yudu	塊1
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	個
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	個
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	個
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	個
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	個
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	銀, 箍
	Hong Kong	塊1, 蚊
	Sabah (Longchuan)	箍
	Senai (Huiyang)	箍
	Kuching (Hepo)	箍
	Singkawang	盾
	Singapore (Dabu)	箍
Huizhou	Jixi	塊1
Jin	Taiyuan	塊1
	Xinzhou	塊1
Northern Min	Jian'ou	塊2
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	塊2
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	塊2
	Pucheng (Shibei)	塊2
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	塊2
	Fuqing	塊2
	Matsu	塊2
Southern Min	Xiamen	箍
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	箍
	Quanzhou	箍
	Shishi	箍
	Zhangzhou	箍
	Zhao'an	箍
	Dongshan	箍
	Taipei	箍
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	箍
	Kaohsiung	箍
	Yilan	箍
	Changhua (Lukang)	箍
	Taichung	箍
	Tainan	箍
	Hsinchu	箍
	Kinmen	箍
	Penghu (Magong)	箍
	Penang (Hokkien)	箍
	Singapore (Hokkien)	箍
	Manila (Hokkien)	箍
	Chaozhou	銀, 箍, 個, 個銀
	Shantou	銀, 個, 箍 dated, 個銀
	Shantou (Chenghai)	銀
	Jieyang	個, 個銀
	Haifeng	個銀
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	箍
	Singapore (Teochew)	箍, 個銀
	Leizhou	個
	Wenchang	銀, 個
	Haikou	個銀, 銀
	Qionghai	銀
	Singapore (Hainanese)	箍
Puxian Min	Putian	個
	Xianyou	個
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	蚊
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	蚊, 蚊雞
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	塊1
Wu	Shanghai	塊1
	Shanghai (Chongming)	塊1
	Suzhou	塊1
	Danyang	塊1
	Hangzhou	塊1
	Wenzhou	個
	Jinhua	塊1
Xiang	Changsha	塊1
	Loudi	塊1
	Shuangfeng	塊1
	Quanzhou	塊1

Compounds

• 一雞三吃 / 一鸡三吃
• 三杯雞 / 三杯鸡 (sānbēijī)
• 下蛋雞 / 下蛋鸡
• 中學雞 / 中学鸡
• 乞兒雞 / 乞儿鸡
• 五更雞 / 五更鸡
• 五眼雞 / 五眼鸡
• 井蛙醯雞 / 井蛙醯鸡
• 伏雞 / 伏鸡
• 來亨雞 / 来亨鸡
• 偷狗戲雞 / 偷狗戏鸡
• 偷雞 / 偷鸡 (tōujī)
• 冇掩雞籠 / 冇掩鸡笼
• 割雞 / 割鸡 (gējī)
• 力康雞 / 力康鸡
• 卵用雞 / 卵用鸡 (luǎnyòngjī)
• 叫化子雞 / 叫化子鸡
• 吐綬雞 / 吐绶鸡 (tǔshòujī)
• 呆似木雞 / 呆似木鸡
• 呆若木雞 / 呆若木鸡 (dāiruòmùjī)
• 吹雞 / 吹鸡
• 咖喱雞 / 咖喱鸡 (gālíjī)
• 味如雞肋 / 味如鸡肋
• 哺雞 / 哺鸡
• 四眼田雞 / 四眼田鸡 (sìyǎn tiánjī)
• 土雞 / 土鸡 (tǔjī)
• 土雞瓦犬 / 土鸡瓦犬
• 執死雞 / 执死鸡
• 天雞 / 天鸡
• 女曰雞鳴 / 女曰鸡鸣
• 嫁雞逐雞 / 嫁鸡逐鸡
• 嫁雞隨雞 / 嫁鸡随鸡
• 宮保雞丁 / 宫保鸡丁 (Gōngbǎo jīdīng)
• 家雞野雉 / 家鸡野雉
• 家雞野鶩 / 家鸡野鹜
• 寧為雞口，無為牛後 / 宁为鸡口，无为牛后 (níng wéi jīkǒu, wú wéi niúhòu)
• 寶雞 / 宝鸡 (Bǎojī)
• 小學雞 / 小学鸡 (xiǎoxuéjī)
• 小肚雞腸 / 小肚鸡肠 (xiǎodùjīcháng)
• 小雞 / 小鸡 (xiǎojī)
• 山雞 / 山鸡 (shānjī)
• 山雞舞鏡 / 山鸡舞镜 (shānjīwǔjìng)
• 慌腳雞 / 慌脚鸡
• 戴雞佩豚 / 戴鸡佩豚
• 手扒雞 / 手扒鸡
• 打張雞兒 / 打张鸡儿
• 打野雞 / 打野鸡
• 打雞窩 / 打鸡窝
• 指雞罵狗 / 指鸡骂狗
• 捉雞罵狗 / 捉鸡骂狗
• 掩咯雞 / 掩咯鸡
• 掹雞 / 掹鸡
• 揗雞 / 揗鸡
• 摸雞偷狗 / 摸鸡偷狗
• 𢺳雞 / 𪮳鸡
• 放山雞 / 放山鸡
• 斗酒隻雞 / 斗酒只鸡
• 斬雞頭 / 斩鸡头
• 斷尾雄雞 / 断尾雄鸡
• 星雞魚 / 星鸡鱼
• 木雞 / 木鸡
• 木雞養到 / 木鸡养到
• 松雞 / 松鸡
• 柴雞 / 柴鸡 (cháijī)
• 榛雞 / 榛鸡
• 歪喙雞食好米 / 歪喙鸡食好米 (oai chhùi ke chia̍h hó bí) (Min Nan)
• 死雞撐飯蓋 / 死鸡撑饭盖
• 殘雞 / 残鸡
• 殺雞儆猴 / 杀鸡儆猴 (shājījǐnghóu)
• 殺雞取卵 / 杀鸡取卵 (shājīqǔluǎn)
• 殺雞扯脖 / 杀鸡扯脖
• 殺雞炊黍 / 杀鸡炊黍
• 殺雞為黍 / 杀鸡为黍
• 殺雞駭猴 / 杀鸡骇猴 (shājīhàihóu)
• 母雞 / 母鸡 (mǔjī)
• 毛腳雞 / 毛脚鸡
• 水雞 / 水鸡 (shuǐjī)
• 沙雞 / 沙鸡 (shājī)
• 油雞 / 油鸡 (yóujī)
• 淮南雞犬 / 淮南鸡犬
• 火雞 / 火鸡 (huǒjī)
• 炙雞漬酒 / 炙鸡渍酒
• 烏眼雞 / 乌眼鸡
• 烤雞 / 烤鸡 (kǎojī)
• 烏骨雞 / 乌骨鸡 (wūgǔjī)
• 無情雞 / 无情鸡
• 無掩雞籠 / 无掩鸡笼
• 焫雞 / 焫鸡
• 牛刀割雞 / 牛刀割鸡
• 牛鼎烹雞 / 牛鼎烹鸡 (niúdǐngpēngjī)
• 牝雞司晨 / 牝鸡司晨 (pìnjīsīchén)
• 牝雞晨鳴 / 牝鸡晨鸣
• 牝雞無晨 / 牝鸡无晨
• 牝雞牡鳴 / 牝鸡牡鸣
• 狗盜雞鳴 / 狗盗鸡鸣
• 狼山雞 / 狼山鸡
• 珍珠雞 / 珍珠鸡 (zhēnzhūjī)
• 珠雞 / 珠鸡
• 甕裡醯雞 / 瓮里醯鸡
• 甕雞 / 瓮鸡
• 田雞 / 田鸡 (tiánjī)
• 發雞盲 / 发鸡盲
• 碧雞漫志 / 碧鸡漫志
• 秧雞 / 秧鸡 (yāngjī)
• 竹雞 / 竹鸡 (zhújī)
• 筍雞 / 笋鸡 (sǔnjī)
• 糯米雞 / 糯米鸡 (nuòmǐjī)
• 素雞 / 素鸡 (sùjī)
• 絳幘雞人 / 绛帻鸡人
• 縛雞之力 / 缚鸡之力
• 群雞一鶴 / 群鸡一鹤
• 老母雞 / 老母鸡 (lǎomǔjī)
• 聞雞起舞 / 闻鸡起舞 (wénjīqǐwǔ)
• 肉雞 / 肉鸡 (ròujī)
• 花雞坡 / 花鸡坡 (Huājīpō)
• 范張雞黍 / 范张鸡黍
• 草雞 / 草鸡 (cǎojī)
• 荒雞 / 荒鸡
• 草雞毛 / 草鸡毛
• 草雞蛋 / 草鸡蛋
• 莎雞 / 莎鸡 (shājī)
• 落湯雞 / 落汤鸡 (luòtāngjī)
• 蔥油雞 / 葱油鸡
• 蘆花雞 / 芦花鸡
• 處宗談雞 / 处宗谈鸡
• 蛋雞 / 蛋鸡 (dànjī)
• 蠢若木雞 / 蠢若木鸡
• 詩入雞林 / 诗入鸡林
• 話冷雞窗 / 话冷鸡窗
• 賣鱉雞 / 卖鳖鸡
• 走雞 / 走鸡
• 軟殼雞蛋 / 软壳鸡蛋
• 軟雞蛋 / 软鸡蛋
• 辣雞 / 辣鸡 (làjī)
• 醯雞 / 醯鸡
• 醯雞甕裡 / 醯鸡瓮里
• 野雞 / 野鸡 (yějī)
• 野雞巴士 / 野鸡巴士
• 野雞車 / 野鸡车 (yějīchē)
• 金雞 / 金鸡 (jīnjī)
• 金雞獨立 / 金鸡独立
• 金雞納樹 / 金鸡纳树
• 金雞納霜 / 金鸡纳霜 (jīnjīnàshuāng)
• 金馬碧雞 / 金马碧鸡
• 銀雞 / 银鸡 (yínjī)
• 錦雞 / 锦鸡 (jǐnjī)
• 鐵公雞 / 铁公鸡 (tiěgōngjī)
• 長尾雞 / 长尾鸡
• 閹雞 / 阉鸡 (yānjī)
• 陶犬瓦雞 / 陶犬瓦鸡
• 隻雞絮酒 / 只鸡絮酒
• 雄雞 / 雄鸡 (xióngjī)
• 雄雞斷尾 / 雄鸡断尾
• 雉雞 / 雉鸡 (zhìjī)
• 雌雞報曉 / 雌鸡报晓
• 雉雞翎 / 雉鸡翎
• 雞不及鳳 / 鸡不及凤
• 雞乸 / 鸡乸
• 雞人 / 鸡人
• 雞仔 / 鸡仔 (jīzǎi)
• 雞兒巷 / 鸡儿巷
• 雞內金 / 鸡内金 (jīnèijīn)
• 雞公 / 鸡公 (jīgōng)
• 雞冠 / 鸡冠 (jīguān)
• 雞冠石 / 鸡冠石
• 雞冠花 / 鸡冠花 (jīguānhuā)
• 雞卵 / 鸡卵 (jīluǎn)
• 雞口牛後 / 鸡口牛后 (jīkǒuniúhòu)
• 雞同鴨講 / 鸡同鸭讲 (jītóngyājiǎng)
• 雞吵鵝鬥 / 鸡吵鹅斗
• 雞唱 / 鸡唱
• 雞啄唔斷 / 鸡啄唔断
• 雞坊 / 鸡坊
• 雞姦 / 鸡奸 (jījiān)
• 雞婆 / 鸡婆 (jīpó)
• 雞子 / 鸡子
• 雞尸牛從 / 鸡尸牛从
• 雞尾酒 / 鸡尾酒 (jīwěijiǔ)
• 雞尾酒會 / 鸡尾酒会 (jīwěijiǔhuì)
• 雞屎落塗，也有三寸煙 / 鸡屎落涂，也有三寸烟 (ke sái lo̍h thô͘, iā ū saⁿ chhùn ian) (Min Nan)
• 雞屎藤 / 鸡屎藤 (jīshǐténg)
• 雞巴 / 鸡巴 (jība)
• 雞心 / 鸡心 (jīxīn)
• 雞手鴨腳 / 鸡手鸭脚
• 雞母珠 / 鸡母珠
• 雞毛帚 / 鸡毛帚 (jīmáozhǒu)
• 雞毛店 / 鸡毛店
• 雞毛打帚 / 鸡毛打帚
• 雞毛撢子 / 鸡毛撢子 (jīmáo dǎnzi)
• 雞毛文書 / 鸡毛文书
• 雞毛當令箭 / 鸡毛当令箭 (jīmáo dàng lìngjiàn)
• 雞毛蒜皮 / 鸡毛蒜皮 (jīmáosuànpí)
• 雞毛鴨血 / 鸡毛鸭血
• 雞汁 / 鸡汁
• 雞爪釘 / 鸡爪钉
• 雞爭鵝鬥 / 鸡争鹅斗
• 雞犬不寧 / 鸡犬不宁 (jīquǎnbùníng)
• 雞犬不留 / 鸡犬不留
• 雞犬不驚 / 鸡犬不惊 (jīquǎnbùjīng)
• 雞犬俱升 / 鸡犬俱升
• 雞犬升天 / 鸡犬升天 (jīquǎnshēngtiān)
• 雞犬桑麻 / 鸡犬桑麻
• 雞犬皆仙 / 鸡犬皆仙
• 雞犬相聞 / 鸡犬相闻
• 雞瘟 / 鸡瘟 (jīwēn)
• 雞皮 / 鸡皮 (jīpí)
• 雞皮栗子 / 鸡皮栗子
• 雞皮疙瘩 / 鸡皮疙瘩 (jīpí gēda)
• 雞皮鶴髮 / 鸡皮鹤发 (jīpíhèfà)
• 雞眼 / 鸡眼 (jīyǎn)
• 雞瞀眼 / 鸡瞀眼
• 雞碎咁多 / 鸡碎咁多
• 雞窗 / 鸡窗
• 雞竇 / 鸡窦
• 雞籠 / 鸡笼 (jīlóng)
• 雞精 / 鸡精 (jījīng)
• 雞肋 / 鸡肋
• 雞肋尊拳 / 鸡肋尊拳
• 雞肫皮 / 鸡肫皮
• 雞胸 / 鸡胸 (jīxiōng)
• 雞腸 / 鸡肠 (jīcháng)
• 雞膚鶴髮 / 鸡肤鹤发
• 雞舌 / 鸡舌
• 雞舌香 / 鸡舌香
• 雞蛋 / 鸡蛋 (jīdàn)
• 雞蛋餅 / 鸡蛋饼
• 雞蝨 / 鸡虱 (jīshī)
• 雞蟲得失 / 鸡虫得失
• 雞血石 / 鸡血石
• 雛雞 / 雏鸡 (chújī)
• 雞零狗碎 / 鸡零狗碎
• 雞鞠 / 鸡鞠
• 雞頭 / 鸡头 (jītóu)
• 雞頭米 / 鸡头米 (jītóumǐ)
• 雞飛狗走 / 鸡飞狗走 (jīfēigǒuzǒu)
• 雞飛狗跳 / 鸡飞狗跳 (jīfēigǒutiào)
• 雞飛蛋打 / 鸡飞蛋打 (jīfēidàndǎ)
• 雞骨 / 鸡骨 (jīgǔ)
• 雞骨支床 / 鸡骨支床 (jīgǔzhīchuáng)
• 雞髀 / 鸡髀
• 雞鳴 / 鸡鸣 (jīmíng)
• 雞鳴問寢 / 鸡鸣问寝
• 雞鳴枕 / 鸡鸣枕
• 雞鳴犬吠 / 鸡鸣犬吠
• 雞鳴狗吠 / 鸡鸣狗吠
• 雞鳴狗盜 / 鸡鸣狗盗 (jīmínggǒudào)
• 雞鳴而起 / 鸡鸣而起
• 雞鶩 / 鸡鹜
• 雞鶩爭食 / 鸡鹜争食
• 雞鹿塞 / 鸡鹿塞
• 雞黍 / 鸡黍 (jīshǔ)
• 雞黍之約 / 鸡黍之约
• 雨打雞 / 雨打鸡
• 電子雞 / 电子鸡 (diànzǐjī)
• 青盲雞啄著蟲 / 青盲鸡啄着虫 (Hokkien)
• 靜雞雞 / 静鸡鸡
• 風雞 / 风鸡
• 食火雞 / 食火鸡 (shíhuǒjī)
• 香雞腳 / 香鸡脚
• 馬殺雞 / 马杀鸡 (mǎshājī)
• 鬥雞 / 斗鸡 (dòujī)
• 鬥雞眼 / 斗鸡眼 (dòujīyǎn)
• 鬥雞臺 / 斗鸡台
• 鬥雞走狗 / 斗鸡走狗
• 鶤雞 / 𱉱鸡
• 鶴立雞群 / 鹤立鸡群 (hèlìjīqún)
• 鶴處雞群 / 鹤处鸡群
• 鶴髮雞皮 / 鹤发鸡皮
• 麻油雞 / 麻油鸡
• 黧雞 / 黧鸡 (líjī)
• 鼠肚雞腸 / 鼠肚鸡肠
• 鼠腹雞腸 / 鼠腹鸡肠

Descendants

• → Indonesian: ayam (“prostitute”) (semantic loan)
• → Malay: ayam (“prostitute”) (semantic loan)
• →? Proto-Tai: *kajᴮ
  • Northern Tai
    • Bouyei: gais
    • Zhuang: gaeq
    • Saek: ไก
  • Central Tai
    • Tày: cáy
  • Southwestern Tai
    • Thai: ไก่ (gài)
    • Northern Thai: ᨠᩱ᩵
    • Lao: ໄກ່ (kai)
    • Lü: ᦺᦂᧈ (k̇ay¹)
    • Tai Dam: ꪼꪀ꪿
    • Shan: ၵႆႇ (kài)
    • Tai Nüa: ᥐᥭᥱ (kǎy)
    • Aiton: ကႝ (kay)
    • Phake: ကႝ (kay)
    • Ahom: 𑜀𑜩 (kay)

See also

• (Chinese zodiac signs) (~年) 鼠 (shǔ), 牛 (niú), 虎 (hǔ), 兔 (tù), 龍／龙 (lóng), 蛇 (shé), 馬／马 (mǎ), 羊 (yáng), 猴 (hóu), 雞／鸡 (jī), 狗 (gǒu), 豬／猪 (zhū) ^{(Category: zh:Chinese zodiac signs)}

References

• “雞”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–