鸡 fowl / chicken / CL:隻|只[zhi1] / (slang) prostitute 缩 头 乌 龟 suō tóu wū guī a turtle that pulls its head in / (fig.) coward / chicken 卡 拉 kǎ lā karaoke / (Tw) (of chicken etc) crispy, deep-fried 肯 德 基 Kěn dé jī KFC / Kentucky Fried Chicken 鸡 肉 jī ròu chicken meat 鸡 汤 jī tāng chicken stock / chicken soup / (fig.) chicken soup for the soul &ndash / i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives) 鸡 肋 jī lèi chicken ribs / sth of little value or interest / sth of dubious worth that one is reluctant to give up / to be physically weak 鸡 腿 jī tuǐ chicken leg / drumstick / CL:根[gen1] 肉 鸡 ròu jī chicken raised for meat / broiler / (computing) zombie / infected computer in a botnet 鸡 翅 jī chì chicken wings (fast food) 鸡 毛 jī máo chicken feather / CL:根[gen1] / trivial 鸡 精 jī jīng chicken bouillon powder (PRC) / essence of chicken, concentrated chicken stock sold as a tonic (Tw) 呆 若 木 鸡 dāi ruò mù jī lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom) / fig. dumbstruck 乌 鸡 wū jī black-boned chicken / silky fowl / silkie / Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson 鸡 毛 蒜 皮 jī máo suàn pí lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom) / fig. trivial (matter) 炸 鸡 zhá jī fried chicken 烤 鸡 kǎo jī roast chicken 手 无 缚 鸡 之 力 shǒu wú fù jī zhī lì lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (saying) / fig. weak / unaccustomed to physical work 鹤 立 鸡 群 hè lì jī qún a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom) / way above the common / manifestly superior 土 鸡 tǔ jī free-range chicken 鸡 丁 jī dīng diced chicken meat 比 翼 双 飞 bǐ yì shuāng fēi lit. a pair of birds flying close together (idiom) / fig. two hearts beating as one / name of a sweet and sour chicken wing dish 养 鸡 场 yǎng jī chǎng chicken farm 鸡 舍 jī shè chicken coop 雏 鸡 chú jī chick / newly hatched chicken 六 畜 liù chù six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog 杀 鸡 取 卵 shā jī qǔ luǎn lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom) / fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs 草 鸡 cǎo jī free-range chicken / (dialect) hen / cowardly 乌 骨 鸡 wū gǔ jī black-boned chicken / silky fowl / silkie / Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson 鸡 飞 蛋 打 jī fēi dàn dǎ the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken / a dead loss (idiom) 口 水 鸡 kǒu shuǐ jī steamed chicken with chili sauce 罩 to cover / to spread over / a cover / a shade / a hood / bamboo fish trap / bamboo chicken coop / (Tw) (coll.) to protect / to have sb's back / (Tw) (coll.) awesome / incredible / (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住[zhao4de2zhu4]) to have things under control / to be able to handle it 偷 鸡 摸 狗 tōu jī mō gǒu to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom) / to pilfer / to dally with women / to have affairs 割 鸡 焉 用 牛 刀 gē jī yān yòng niú dāo lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom) / fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter / also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[sha1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1] 只 鸡 斗 酒 zhī jī dǒu jiǔ lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom) / fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests 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. 斗 酒 只 鸡 dǒu jiǔ zhī jī lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom) / fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests 杀 鸡 儆 猴 shā jī jǐng hóu lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom) / fig. to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres 牝 鸡 司 晨 pìn jī sī chén female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom) / a woman usurps authority / women meddle in politics / The female wears the trousers. 牝 鸡 牡 鸣 pìn jī mǔ míng female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom) / a woman usurps authority / women meddle in politics / The female wears the trousers. 仔 鸡 zǐ jī chick / baby chicken 白 斩 鸡 bái zhǎn jī Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken" 鸡 毛 店 jī máo diàn a simple inn with only chicken feathers to sleep on 家 乡 鸡 jiā xiāng jī hometown chicken (item on a menu) 杀 鸡 给 猴 看 shā jī gěi hóu kàn lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey / fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others 凤 爪 fèng zhǎo chicken feet (cuisine) 宫 保 鸡 丁 gōng bǎo jī dīng Kung Pao Chicken / spicy diced chicken 偷 鸡 不 成 蚀 把 米 tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom) / fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off / to go for wool and come back shorn 宫 爆 鸡 丁 gōng bào jī dīng gong bao chicken / spicy diced chicken 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 新 疆 小 盘 鸡 Xīn jiāng xiǎo pán jī Xinjiang small-plate chicken (typical dish from North-West China) 柠 檬 鸡 níng méng jī lemon chicken 武 山 鸡 Wǔ shān jī see 烏骨雞|乌骨鸡[wu1 gu3 ji1] / black-boned chicken / silky fowl / silkie 杀 鸡 吓 猴 shā jī xià hóu lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom) / to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres 杀 鸡 警 猴 shā jī jǐng hóu lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom) / to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres 炸 子 鸡 zhá zǐ jī crispy fried chicken 竹 丝 鸡 zhú sī jī black-boned chicken / silky fowl / silkie / Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson / see also 烏骨雞|乌骨鸡[wu1 gu3 ji1] 肯 德 基 炸 鸡 Kěn dé jī Zhá jī Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) 胸 肉 xiōng ròu breast meat (brisket, chicken breast etc) 脯 子 pú zi breast meat (of chicken etc) 腰 果 鸡 丁 yāo guǒ jī dīng chicken with cashew nuts 西 红 柿 炒 鸡 蛋 xī hóng shì chǎo jī dàn scrambled chicken egg with fresh tomato (well known Mandarin dish) 醉 鸡 zuì jī chicken in rice wine / also translated drunken chicken 鸡 同 鸭 讲 jī tóng yā jiǎng lit. chicken speaking with duck / fig. talking without communicating / people not understanding each other 鸡 排 jī pái chicken breast / chicken cutlet 鸡 脚 jī jiǎo chicken feet 盐 酥 鸡 yán sū jī Taiwan-style popcorn chicken 白 切 鸡 bái qiē jī Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken" 鸡 柳 jī liǔ chicken strips 唐 扬 táng yáng Japanese-style fried food, usually chicken (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 唐揚げ / "karaage") 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) 鸡 珍 jī zhēn chicken gizzard (cuisine) 油 鸡 yóu jī a variety of chicken 打 鸡 血 dǎ jī xuè lit. to inject chicken blood / (coll.) extremely excited or energetic (often used mockingly) 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) 放 山 鸡 fàng shān jī free-range chicken 柴 鸡 chái jī a variety of free-range chicken, small with furless legs, laying smaller eggs 走 地 鸡 zǒu dì jī free-range chicken 鸡 块 jī kuài chicken nugget / chicken piece 笨 鸡 bèn jī free-range chicken 鸡 内 金 jī nèi jīn chicken gizzard lining 棒 棒 腿 bàng bàng tuǐ chicken drumstick (Tw) 鸡 米 花 jī mǐ huā chicken nuggets / popcorn chicken 参 鸡 汤 shēn jī tāng samgyetang, popular Korean chicken soup with ginseng, spices etc 左 宗 棠 鸡 Zuǒ Zōng táng jī General Tso's chicken, a deep-fried chicken dish 辣 鸡 là jī spicy chicken / (Internet slang) garbage (pun on 垃圾[la1 ji1]) 素 鸡 sù jī vegetarian chicken, a soybean product 鸡 冻 jī dòng chicken jelly / (Internet slang) exciting (pun on 激動|激动[ji1 dong4]) 三 牲 sān shēng the three sacrificial animals (originally cow, sheep and pig / later pig, chicken and fish) 鸡 窝 jī wō chicken coop 大 盘 鸡 dà pán jī dapanji or "big plate chicken", a kind of spicy chicken stew originating from Xinjiang 烧 鸟 shāo niǎo yakitori, a Japanese dish of skewered grilled chicken 缚 鸡 之 力 fù jī zhī lì lit. the strength to truss a chicken (idiom) / fig. slight physical strength 亲 子 丼 qīn zǐ dòng oyakodon, a donburi topped with chicken and egg (orthographic borrowing from Japanese) 认 鸡 作 凤 rèn jī - zuò fèng lit. to mistake a chicken for a phoenix (idiom) / fig. to overestimate sth's worth 鸡 儿 jī ér chick / baby chicken / (vulgar) penis 鸡 柳 条 jī liǔ tiáo (Tw) chicken strips
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