# 草雞
## Chinese
### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): cǎojī
    (Zhuyin): ㄘㄠˇ ㄐㄧ
* Jin (Wiktionary): cau$^{2-1}$ ji$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhó-koe
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$tshau-ci
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: cǎojī
*** Zhuyin: ㄘㄠˇ ㄐㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cǎoji
*** Wade–Giles: tsʻao$^3$-chi$^1$
*** Yale: tsǎu-jī
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsaoji
*** Palladius: цаоцзи (caoczi)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: cau$^{2-1}$ ji$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sʰau⁵³⁻¹¹ t͡ɕi¹¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhó-koe
*** Tâi-lô: tshó-kue
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zhoy'koef
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$tshau-ci
*** MiniDict: tshau$^去$ ci
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$tshau-ji
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sʰɔ³³ t͡ɕi⁴⁴/

#### Noun

草雞
* (dialectal Mandarin, Jin, Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien, Zhejiang Wu) hen
* (dialectal Mandarin) any landrace of chicken in China

##### Synonyms

* (hen):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 牝雞 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 母雞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 母雞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 母雞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 母雞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 母雞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 母雞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 母雞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 母雞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 母雞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 母雞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 母雞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Olginsky (Mikhaylovka) | 母雞 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 母雞, 草雞 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 母雞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 母雞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 草雞, 母雞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 母雞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 母雞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 母雞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 草雞, 母雞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 母雞 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 母雞 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 母雞, 草雞 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 母雞 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 母雞 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 雞母, 雞婆, 母雞 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 母雞, 雞婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 母雞, 草雞 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 母雞 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 母雞 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 母雞 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 母雞 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 母雞 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 母雞 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 母雞 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 雞婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 雞婆, 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 母雞 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Yangon (Taishan) | 雞乸 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 雞乸 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 雞婆 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 雞𡡉 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 雞婆子, 雞婆 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 雞嫲 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 雞嫲 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 雞乸 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 雞嫲 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 雞嫲 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 雞嫲 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 雞嫲 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 雞嫲 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 雞嫲 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 雞嫲 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 雞嫲 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 雞嫲 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 雞嫲 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 雞嫲 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 雞嫲 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 雞嫲 |
| Hakka | Changting | 雞嫲 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 雞嫲 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 雞嫲 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 雞嫲 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 雞嫲 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 雞婆 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 雞婆 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 雞嫲, 雞婆 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 雞婆 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 雞嫲 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 雞嫲 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 雞嫲 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 雞嫲 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 雞嫲 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 雞嫲 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 雞嫲 |
| Hakka | Hengzhou (Xiaoyi) | 雞婆 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 雞嫲 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 雞嫲 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 雞嫲 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 雞嫲 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 雞母 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 雞母 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 雞母, 雞婆 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 雞母, 母雞 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 雞母 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 雞母 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 雞嫲 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 雞母, 母雞 |
| Huizhou | Dexing | 雞母 |
| Huizhou | Shitai (Xianyu) | 雞母 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 草雞, 母雞 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 草雞 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 草雞 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 草雞 |
| Jin | Linhe | 草雞 |
| Jin | Jining | 草雞 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 草雞 |
| Jin | Baotou | 草雞 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 草雞 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 草雞 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 雞嫲 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 雞嫲 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 雞嫲 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 雞嫲 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 雞嫲 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 雞嫲 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 雞母 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 雞母 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 雞母 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 雞母 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 雞母 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 雞母 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 雞母 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 雞母 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 雞母 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 雞母 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 雞母 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 雞母, 草雞 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 雞母, 草雞 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 雞母 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 雞母 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 雞母 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 雞母 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 雞母 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 雞母 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 雞母 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 雞母 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 雞母 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 雞母 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 雞母 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 雞母 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 雞母 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 雞母 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 雞母 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 雞母 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 雞母 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 雞母 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 雞母 |
| Southern Min | Medan (Hokkien) | 雞母 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 雞母 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 雞母 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 雞母 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 雞母 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 雞母 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 雞母 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 雞母 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 雞母 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 雞母 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 雞母 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 雞母 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 雞母 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 雞母 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 雞母 |
| Puxian Min | Fuding (Aoyao) | 雞母 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 雞母 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 母雞 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 雞娘 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 雞娘 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 雞娘 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 雞娘 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 雞娘 |
| Shehua | Hua'an | 雞娘 |
| Shehua | Guixi (Zhangping) | 雞娘 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 雞娘 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 雞娘 |
| Shehua | Lishui | 雞娘 |
| Shehua | Longyou | 雞娘 |
| Shehua | Chaozhou | 雞娘 |
| Shehua | Fengshun | 雞娘 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 雌雞 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 老婆雞 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 雌雞 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 雌雞 |
| Wu | Danyang | 雞婆, 母雞 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 婆雞 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 草雞 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 草雞 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 草雞, 雞娘 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 雞婆 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 雞婆子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 雞婆子 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 雞婆 |

#### Adjective

草雞
* (dialectal Mandarin) weak; timid; cowardly
       Jǐngchá yī lái, tā lìmǎr cǎoji le. [Pinyin]
       As soon as the police came, he immediately went chicken.
    From: 2004, 《家有儿女》, episode 34
    Bù xiàng Xià Dōnghǎi, yī yù shìr jiù cǎoji le. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

### Pronunciation 2

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chháu-koe
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chháu-koe
*** Tâi-lô: tsháu-kue
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zhaw'koef
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴/

#### Noun

草雞
* (Xiamen Hokkien) katydid (Mecopoda elongata)

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 莎雞, 絡緯 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 紡織娘 |
| Taxonomic name | Taxonomic name | 紡織娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 紡線婆 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 紡造婆, 紡紗婆 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 紡織娘子 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 紡線子 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 紡機婆仔, 紡機婆 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 紡織娘 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 草雞 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 紡織娘, 織布娘 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 紡織娘娘 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 紡織娘 |
| Wu | Danyang | 織機娘娘 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 織績蟲, 借借蟲 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 紡車踏 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 紡紗婆 |

#### Adjective

草雞
* (Xiamen Hokkien) fickle in doing things and easily making mistakes (of a person)