lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom); fig. great commotion; pandemonium
鸡犬升天雞犬升天ji1 quan3 sheng1 tian1
lit. poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom); fig. to ride on sb else's success; Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too; Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
鸡肉雞肉ji1 rou4
chicken meat
鸡汤雞湯ji1 tang1
chicken stock
姬田鸡姬田雞ji1 tian2 ji1
(bird species of China) little crake (Porzana parva)
鸡同鸭讲雞同鴨講ji1 tong2 ya1 jiang3
lit. chicken speaking with duck; fig. talking without communicating; people not understanding each other
鸡头米雞頭米ji1 tou2 mi3
Gorgon fruit; Semen euryales (botany); see also 芡實|芡实
鸡腿雞腿ji1 tui3
chicken leg; drumstick
鸡腿菇雞腿菇ji1 tui3 gu1
shaggy ink cap (edible mushroom); Coprinus comatus
鸡尾酒雞尾酒ji1 wei3 jiu3
cocktail (loanword)
鸡鹜雞鶩ji1 wu4
petty or mean persons
鸡西雞西ji1 xi1
Jixi prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江 in northeast China
鸡西市雞西市ji1 xi1 shi4
Jixi prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江 in northeast China
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
牝鸡牡鸣牝雞牡鳴pin4 ji1 mu3 ming2
female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority; women meddle in politics; The female wears the trousers.
牝鸡司晨牝雞司晨pin4 ji1 si1 chen2
female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority; women meddle in politics; The female wears the trousers.
普通秧鸡普通秧雞pu3 tong1 yang1 ji1
(bird species of China) brown-cheeked rail (Rallus indicus)
肉垂麦鸡肉垂麥雞rou4 chui2 mai4 ji1
(bird species of China) red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus)
肉鸡肉雞rou4 ji1
chicken raised for meat; broiler; (computing) zombie; infected computer in a botnet
杀鸡给猴看殺雞給猴看sha1 ji1 gei3 hou2 kan4
lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey; fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others
杀鸡儆猴殺雞儆猴sha1 ji1 jing3 hou2
lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres
杀鸡警猴殺雞警猴sha1 ji1 jing3 hou2
lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres
杀鸡取卵殺雞取卵sha1 ji1 qu3 luan3
lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom); fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
杀鸡吓猴殺雞嚇猴sha1 ji1 xia4 hou2
lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres
杀鸡焉用牛刀殺雞焉用牛刀sha1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1
don't use a sledgehammer on a nut; aquila non capit muscam
(bird species of China) koklass pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha)
参鸡汤參雞湯shen1 ji1 tang1
samgyetang, popular Korean chicken soup with ginseng, spices etc
食火鸡食火雞shi2 huo3 ji1
cassowary (genus Casuarius), large flightless bird native to northeastern Australia and New Guinea
石鸡石雞shi2 ji1
(bird species of China) chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar)
手无缚鸡之力手無縛雞之力shou3 wu2 fu4 ji1 zhi1 li4
without the strength to truss a chicken
鼠肚鸡肠鼠肚雞腸shu3 du4 ji1 chang2
small-minded
水鸡水雞shui3 ji1
moorhen (genus Gallinula); gallinule; frog
四眼田鸡四眼田雞si4 yan3 tian2 ji1
four-eyes
松鸡松雞song1 ji1
grouse
摊鸡蛋攤雞蛋tan1 ji1 dan4
scrambled eggs
田鸡田雞tian2 ji1
frog; the Chinese edible frog (Hoplobatrachus rugulosus)
铁公鸡鐵公雞tie3 gong1 ji1
cheapskate; stingy person
偷鸡不成蚀把米偷雞不成蝕把米tou1 ji1 bu4 cheng2 shi2 ba3 mi3
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
偷鸡不着蚀把米偷雞不著蝕把米tou1 ji1 bu4 zhao2 shi2 ba3 mi3
see 偷雞不成蝕把米|偷鸡不成蚀把米
偷鸡摸狗偷雞摸狗tou1 ji1 mo1 gou3
to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom); to dally with women; to have affairs
土鸡土雞tu3 ji1
free-range chicken
吐绶鸡吐綬雞tu3 shou4 ji1
turkey
驼鸡駝雞tuo2 ji1
ostrich (Struthio camelus); also written 鴕鳥 鸵鸟; fabulous bird like Sinbad's roc
闻鸡起舞聞雞起舞wen2 ji1 qi3 wu3
to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom); to be diligent in one's studies
问客杀鸡問客殺雞wen4 ke4 sha1 ji1
lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom); fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)
lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom); fig. to ride on sb else's success; Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too; Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
油鸡油雞you2 ji1
a variety of chicken
酉鸡酉雞you3 ji1
Year 10, year of the Cock (e.g. 2005)
藏马鸡藏馬雞zang4 ma3 ji1
(bird species of China) Tibetan eared pheasant (Crossoptilon harmani)
藏雪鸡藏雪雞zang4 xue3 ji1
(bird species of China) Tibetan snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus)
炸鸡炸雞zha2 ji1
fried chicken
炸子鸡炸子雞zha2 zi3 ji1
crispy fried chicken
榛鸡榛雞zhen1 ji1
hazel grouse
只鸡斗酒隻雞斗酒zhi1 ji1 dou3 jiu3
lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
指鸡骂狗指雞罵狗zhi3 ji1 ma4 gou3
lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom); fig. to make indirect criticisms
雉鸡雉雞zhi4 ji1
(bird species of China) common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
竹丝鸡竹絲雞zhu2 si1 ji1
black-boned chicken; silky fowl; silkie; Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson; see also 烏骨雞|乌骨鸡
紫水鸡紫水雞zi3 shui3 ji1
(bird species of China) purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
棕背田鸡棕背田雞zong1 bei4 tian2 ji1
(bird species of China) black-tailed crake (Porzana bicolor)
棕胸竹鸡棕胸竹雞zong1 xiong1 zhu2 ji1
(bird species of China) mountain bamboo partridge (Bambusicola fytchii)
走地鸡走地雞zou3 di4 ji1
free-range chicken
醉鸡醉雞zui4 ji1
chicken in rice wine; also translated drunken chicken