# 母雞
## Chinese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): mǔjī
       (Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˇ ㄐㄧ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): mu$^3$ ji$^1$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): муҗи (muži, II-I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): mou$^5$ gai$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bú-koe / bó-ke
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: mǔjī
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˇ ㄐㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: mǔji
*** Wade–Giles: mu$^3$-chi$^1$
*** Yale: mǔ-jī
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muuji
*** Palladius: муцзи (muczi)
*** Sinological IPA : /mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$母機／母机 母雞／母鸡
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: mu$^3$ ji$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: mu gi
*** Sinological IPA : /mu⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: муҗи (muži, II-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /mou⁵¹ t͡ɕi²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: mou$^5$ gai$^1$
*** Yale: móuh gāi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: mou$^5$ gai$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: mou$^5$ gei$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /mou̯¹³ kɐi̯⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bú-koe
*** Tâi-lô: bú-kue
*** Phofsit Daibuun: bw'koef
*** IPA (Xiamen): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bó-ke
*** Tâi-lô: bó-ke
*** Phofsit Daibuun: boy'kef
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /bo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴/

#### Noun

母雞
* hen; female chicken

##### Synonyms

| 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 |

### Etymology 2

Phono-semantic matching of Cantonese 唔知 (m4 zi1).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): mǔjī
    (Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˇ ㄐㄧ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: mǔjī
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˇ ㄐㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: mǔji
*** Wade–Giles: mu$^3$-chi$^1$
*** Yale: mǔ-jī
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muuji
*** Palladius: муцзи (muczi)
*** Sinological IPA : /mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$母機／母机 母雞／母鸡

#### Verb

母雞
* (Mandarin, Internet slang, neologism, humorous) to not know

##### Synonyms

* 不了解 (bù liǎojiě)
* 不懂 (bùdǒng)
* 不明 (bùmíng) (literary)
* 不曉得／不晓得 (bù xiǎodé)
* 不知 (bùzhī)
* 不知道 (bù zhīdào)
* 不解 (bùjiě)
* 不通 (bùtōng)
* 唔知 (Cantonese)
* 曉不得／晓不得
* 𣍐仈／𫧃仈 (mâ̤-báik) (Eastern Min)
* 毋知 (Hakka, Hokkien)
* 毋知影 (Hokkien, Teochew)

##### Antonyms

* 了解 (liǎojiě)
* 佔有／占有 (zhànyǒu)
* 分曉／分晓 (fēnxiǎo)
* 參悟／参悟 (cānwù)
* 悟 (wù) (literary, or in compounds)
* 懂 (dǒng)
* 懂得 (dǒngde)
* 打生 (Wenzhounese)
* 把握 (bǎwò)
* 掌握 (zhǎngwò)
* 明 (ming$^4$) (Cantonese)
* 明白
* 明瞭／明了 (míngliǎo)
* 曉得／晓得 (xiǎode)
* 會悟／会悟 (huìwù) (literary)
* 洞悉 (dòngxī)
* 清亮 (mainland China)
* 清楚
* 熟似 (Hokkien)
* 熟悉 (shúxī)
* 熟稔 (shúrěn) (literary)
* 熟識／熟识 (shúshí)
* 理會／理会 (lǐhuì)
* 理解 (lǐjiě)
* 瞭悟／了悟 (liǎowù) (literary)
* 知影 (Hokkien, Teochew)
* 知悉 (zhīxī) (literary)
* 知曉／知晓 (zhīxiǎo)
* 知識／知识 (zhīshí) (literary)
* 知道
* 覺／觉
* 覺悟／觉悟 (juéwù)
* 覺醒／觉醒 (juéxǐng)
* 認識／认识
* 諳曉／谙晓 (ānxiǎo) (literary)
* 諳達／谙达 (āndá) (literary)
* 貫通／贯通 (guàntōng)
* 通曉／通晓 (tōngxiǎo)
* 通解 (tōngjiě) (literary)
* 通達／通达 (tōngdá)
* 達／达 (literary, or in compounds)
* 醒悟 (xǐngwù)
* 開悟／开悟 (kāiwù) (literary)
* 領悟／领悟 (lǐngwù)
* 領會／领会 (lǐnghuì)
* 領略／领略 (lǐnglüè)