# 雞腸
## Chinese

* 雞腸 (Cantonese)
* 雞腸 (Written Standard Chinese)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jīcháng
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄔㄤˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gai$^1$ coeng$^{4-2}$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiê-chhòng
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jīcháng
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄔㄤˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jicháng
*** Wade–Giles: chi$^1$-chʻang$^2$
*** Yale: jī-cháng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jicharng
*** Palladius: цзичан (czičan)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$機場／机场 雞腸／鸡肠 飢腸／饥肠
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gai$^1$ coeng$^{4-2}$
*** Yale: gāi chéung
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gai$^1$ tsoeng$^{4-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gei$^1$ cêng$^{4-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /kɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiê-chhòng
*** Hakka Romanization System: gie$^ˊ$ cong$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gie$^1$ cong$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /ki̯e²⁴ t͡sʰoŋ¹¹/

### Noun

雞腸
* chicken intestines (Classifier: 條／条 m c; 具 m)
** 1726, “博物彙編·藝術典·第三百二卷·醫部”, in 陳夢雷 [Chen Menglei], editor, 《古今圖書集成》 [Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China], volume 446, page 26:
       jī bìzhì, jīcháng gè wǔ jù zhìgān [Pinyin]
       Chicken gizzards and chicken intestines, five of each, fry until dry
** 2015, 彭瑞珠, “筷菜分人惜”, in 《104年教育部閩客語文學獎作品集》‎, page 67:
       Ke kiê-chhòng, ngài lòi lâu kì phôn hí-lòi hó mò? [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ]
       Those chicken intestines, let me turn them inside out, okay?
** 2018 June 26, 陳惠芳, “懷舊菜見大廚真章”, in 《大公報》 [Ta Kung Pao], page B10:
       gei$^3$ ze$^2$ hei$^2$ faai$^3$ jap$^6$ hau$^2$, gam$^2$ gok$^3$ jyu$^4$ coeng$^{4-2}$ jyu$^4$ gai$^1$ coeng$^{4-2}$ bun$^1$ fei$^4$ hau$^5$, mut$^6$ jau$^5$ jyu$^4$ sing$^1$ mei$^6$, hek$^3$ hei$^2$ loi$^4$ jau$^5$ ziu$^6$ gam$^2$. [Jyutping]
       The journalist picked up the fish intestines, and when they were put in the mouth, it felt as thick as chicken intestines, had no fishy taste, and had a good chew to it.
* (Cantonese, figurative) foreign language written in cursive Latin alphabet, especially English
** 1965, 龍影, directed by 關志堅 [Kwan Chi-Kin], 《恩義難忘》 [Your Infinitive Kindness]‎, 西瓜刨 [Sai Gwa-Pau] (actor):
       gwok$^3$ jyu$^5$ tung$^4$ keoi$^5$ gaau$^2$ m$^4$ dim$^6$ gaa$^3$ laa$^3$, bat$^1$ jyu$^4$ jung$^6$ gai$^1$ coeng$^{4-2}$? [Jyutping]
       Mandarin won't work with her; how about you use English?

#### Synonyms

* (English language):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 英語, 英文 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 英語, 英文 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 英語, 英文 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 英語, 英文 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 英語, 英文 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 英文 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 英文 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 英文, 雞腸 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 英文 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 英文 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 英文 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 英文 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 英語, 英文 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 英語 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 英語, 英文 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 英語, 英文 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 英語 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 英語 |
| Eastern Min | Sitiawan (Gutian) | 英文 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 英文, 英語 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 英語 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 英語 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 英語, 英文 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 紅毛話, 紅毛 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 紅毛話 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 英文, 英文話 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 紅毛話 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 紅毛話, 英文 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 紅毛話 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 英文 |

#### Derived terms

* 小肚雞腸／小肚鸡肠 (xiǎodùjīcháng)
* 雞腸仔環／鸡肠仔环
* 雞腸字／鸡肠字
* 雞腸狗肚／鸡肠狗肚
* 雞腸草／鸡肠草
* 雞腸鳥肚／鸡肠鸟肚
* 鼠肚雞腸／鼠肚鸡肠
* 鼠腹雞腸／鼠腹鸡肠