小雞

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiə̯ɻ⁵⁵/

/ɕiau⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/siːu̯³⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

/ɕiau⁵³ t͡ɕi¹¹/

/ɕiɔ³³ t͡ɕi⁴⁴/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiə̯ɻ⁵⁵/

/ɕiau⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/siːu̯³⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

/ɕiau⁵³ t͡ɕi¹¹/

/ɕiɔ³³ t͡ɕi⁴⁴/


母雞

/mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/mu⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/mou̯¹³ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴/

/bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³/

/bo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴/

/mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/mu⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/mou̯¹³ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴/

/bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³/

/bo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴/


雛雞

/ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/


烏骨雞

/u⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/wuː⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ kut̚³²⁻⁴ ke⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ kut̚³²⁻⁴ kue⁴⁴/

/u⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/wuː⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ kut̚³²⁻⁴ ke⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ kut̚³²⁻⁴ kue⁴⁴/


雞母

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ mu⁵³/

/kie⁵⁵⁻⁵³ mo³³/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² bu⁴²/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² bu⁵³/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² bo³¹/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² bo⁴²/

/kue⁴⁴⁻³³ bo⁵³/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² bo⁵³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² bo⁵³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ⁵³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ⁴¹/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ bu⁴¹/

/koi³³⁻²³ bo⁵²/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ mu⁵³/

/kie⁵⁵⁻⁵³ mo³³/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² bu⁴²/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² bu⁵³/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² bo³¹/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² bo⁴²/

/kue⁴⁴⁻³³ bo⁵³/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² bo⁵³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² bo⁵³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ⁵³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ⁴¹/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ bu⁴¹/

/koi³³⁻²³ bo⁵²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) female brothel keeper; procuress


雞婆

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ pʰo²¹/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ pʰɔː²¹/

/t͡ɕi⁴² ˈpʰo²⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ pɤ²³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ po²⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² po²⁴/

/kue⁴⁴⁻³³ po²⁴/

/t͡ɕi³³ po¹³/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ pʰo²¹/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ pʰɔː²¹/

/t͡ɕi⁴² ˈpʰo²⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ pɤ²³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ po²⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² po²⁴/

/kue⁴⁴⁻³³ po²⁴/

/t͡ɕi³³ po¹³/

(slang, originally Taiwanese Hokkien 家婆) nosy person; busybody


烏雞

/u⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/wuː⁵⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴/

/ou³³⁻²³ koi³³/

/u⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/wuː⁵⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴/

/ou³³⁻²³ koi³³/

black spots on clothes or fabrics caused by mold or mildew due to dampness or moisture


肉雞

/ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/jʊk̚² kɐi̯⁵⁵/

/ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ke⁴⁴/

/ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/jʊk̚² kɐi̯⁵⁵/

/ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ke⁴⁴/

chicken that is specially raised for its meat; broiler


雞項

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ hɔːŋ²²⁻³⁵/

/kai³³ hɔŋ²¹⁻²¹⁵/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ hɔːŋ²²⁻³⁵/

/kai³³ hɔŋ²¹⁻²¹⁵/

項 is from Proto-Tai *C̬.qɤːŋᴮ (“young hen”) (Li, 1990; Bauer, 1996). Compare Zhuang gaeqhangh, Bouyei gaishaangh.

(Cantonese, Pingxiang Gan) female chick that has not laid eggs


雞乸

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ naː³⁵/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ naː³⁵/

(Cantonese) hen; female chicken, especially one that has laid eggs


雞僆仔

/ki̯e²⁴⁻¹¹ lon⁵⁵ e³¹/

/ki̯e²⁴⁻¹¹ lon⁵⁵ e³¹/

/ki̯e²⁴⁻¹¹ non⁵⁵ e³¹/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³⁵ lɔn⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ne³¹/

/kue⁴⁴⁻³³ nuã³³ a⁵³/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² nuã²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/kue³³ lua⁴¹⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/kue³³ lua³¹⁻²² a⁵⁵/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ nuã³³⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² nuã²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ nuã³³⁻¹¹ a⁵³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ nuã³³ a⁴¹/

/ki̯e²⁴⁻¹¹ lon⁵⁵ e³¹/

/ki̯e²⁴⁻¹¹ lon⁵⁵ e³¹/

/ki̯e²⁴⁻¹¹ non⁵⁵ e³¹/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³⁵ lɔn⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ne³¹/

/kue⁴⁴⁻³³ nuã³³ a⁵³/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² nuã²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/kue³³ lua⁴¹⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/kue³³ lua³¹⁻²² a⁵⁵/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ nuã³³⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² nuã²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ nuã³³⁻¹¹ a⁵³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ nuã³³ a⁴¹/

(Hakka, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) hen that has not laid eggs


草雞

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻¹¹ t͡ɕi¹¹/

/t͡sʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³/

/t͡sʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɔ³³ t͡ɕi⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻¹¹ t͡ɕi¹¹/

/t͡sʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³/

/t͡sʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɔ³³ t͡ɕi⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴/

(dialectal Mandarin, Jin, Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien, Zhejiang Wu) hen

(dialectal Mandarin) any landrace of chicken in China


草雞

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻¹¹ t͡ɕi¹¹/

/t͡sʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³/

/t͡sʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɔ³³ t͡ɕi⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻¹¹ t͡ɕi¹¹/

/t͡sʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³/

/t͡sʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɔ³³ t͡ɕi⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) katydid (Mecopoda elongata)


雞嫲

/ke⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ma¹¹/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ma¹¹/

(Hakka, Northern Min) hen; female chicken


白絨雞

/pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kue³³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡ziɔŋ¹³⁻²² ke⁴⁴/

/pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kue³³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡ziɔŋ¹³⁻²² ke⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) silkie; black-boned chicken (a breed of chicken whose meat is highly valued in Chinese cuisine)


烏絨雞

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ ziɔŋ²³⁻³³ ke⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ ziɔŋ²³⁻³³ kue⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ ziɔŋ²³⁻³³ ke⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ ziɔŋ²³⁻³³ kue⁴⁴/


雞僆

/ke⁴⁴⁻³⁵ lɔn⁵³/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² nuã²²/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² nuã²²/

/koi³³⁻²³ nua²¹³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³⁵ lɔn⁵³/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² nuã²²/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² nuã²²/

/koi³³⁻²³ nua²¹³/

(Meixian and Yudu Hakka, Southern Min) small hen that has not laid eggs


一唱雄雞天下白

ㄧ ㄔㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄐㄧ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄞˊ

ичансюнцзитяньсябай

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ paɪ̯³⁵/


子雞

/t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/


仔雞

/t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/


黑雞

/xəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ t͡ɕi¹¹/

/xəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ t͡ɕi¹¹/

(Jin) silkie; black-boned chicken (a breed of chicken whose meat is highly valued in Chinese cuisine)


卵用雞

/lu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ jʊŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/lu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ jʊŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/


蛋雞

/tän⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/tän⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/


蛋用雞

/tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/


馬拉雞

/maː¹³ laːi̯⁵⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

/maː¹³ laːi̯⁵⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

(Singapore Cantonese) A breed of chicken that is very thin and does not have much meat


絨雞

/ziɔŋ²³⁻³³ kue⁴⁴/

/ziɔŋ²³⁻³³ ke⁴⁴/

/liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kue³³/

/ziɔŋ²³⁻³³ kue⁴⁴/

/ziɔŋ²³⁻³³ ke⁴⁴/

/liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kue³³/

(Hokkien) silky; silkie (breed of chicken)


竹絲雞

/t͡sʊk̚⁵ siː⁵⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʊk̚⁵ siː⁵⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

(Cantonese) silkie (a breed of chicken) (Classifier: 隻／只 c)


雞蕾

/ke⁴⁴⁻³⁵ luɪ¹¹/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³⁵ luɪ¹¹/


熊雞

/iʊŋ¹¹ ke¹¹/

/iʊŋ¹¹ ke¹¹/

(Hakka) silky; silkie (breed of chicken)