# 火雞
## Chinese
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): huǒjī
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): fo$^2$ gai$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fó-kiê
* Eastern Min (BUC): huōi-giĕ
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): hé-koe / hér-koe / hóe-ke / hér-kere / hé-ke / hóe-koe
    (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): hue$^2$ goi$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: huǒjī
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: huǒji
*** Wade–Giles: huo$^3$-chi$^1$
*** Yale: hwǒ-jī
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huooji
*** Palladius: хоцзи (xoczi)
*** Sinological IPA : /xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: fo$^2$ gai$^1$
*** Yale: fó gāi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: fo$^2$ gai$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: fo$^2$ gei$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /fɔː³⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fó-kiê
*** Hakka Romanization System: fo$^ˋ$ gie$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: fo$^3$ gie$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /fo³¹ ki̯e²⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: huōi-giĕ
*** Sinological IPA : /hui³³⁻²¹ $^{(k-)}$ie⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Hsinchu, Magong, Singapore, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hé-koe
*** Tâi-lô: hé-kue
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hefkoef
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Singapore): /he⁴²⁻²⁴ kue⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Philippines): /he⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Hsinchu, Kinmen, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hér-koe
*** Tâi-lô: hér-kue
*** IPA (Singapore): /hə⁴²⁻²⁴ kue⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³/
*** IPA (Lukang): /hə⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kue³³/
*** IPA (Kinmen): /hə⁵³⁻²⁴ kue⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Yilan, Penang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hóe-ke
*** Tâi-lô: hué-ke
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hoefkef
*** IPA (Penang): /hue⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ ke³³/
*** IPA (Tainan, Yilan): /hue⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ke⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Sanxia)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hér-kere
*** Tâi-lô: hér-kere
** (Hokkien: Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hé-ke
*** Tâi-lô: hé-ke
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hefkef
*** IPA (Singapore): /he⁴²⁻²⁴ ke⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hóe-koe
*** Tâi-lô: hué-kue
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hoefkoef
*** IPA (Singapore): /hue⁴²⁻²⁴ kue⁴⁴/
** (Leizhou)
*** Leizhou Pinyin: hue$^2$ goi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /huɛ³¹⁻⁵⁵ kɔi³⁵/

### Noun

火雞
* turkey (Meleagris)
* cassowary (Casuarius)
* (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, figurative) busybody; meddler
* (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) soldering tool
* (Guangxi Yue) lighter

#### Synonyms

* (turkey):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 鷊 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 火雞, 吐綬雞 |
| Taxonomic name | Taxonomic name | 火雞, 吐綬雞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 外國雞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 火雞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 外國雞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 火雞 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 外國雞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 洋雞, 洋雞兒 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 火雞 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 火雞 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 火雞 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) | 火雞 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) | 火雞 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 火雞 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 火雞 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 火雞 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 火雞 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 火雞 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 火雞 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 火雞 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 火雞 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 火雞 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 火雞 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 火雞 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 火雞 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 火雞 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 火雞 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 火雞 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 火雞 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 火雞 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 火雞 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 火雞 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 火雞 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 火雞 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 火雞 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 火雞 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 火雞 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Luodong) | 火雞 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 火雞 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 火雞 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Yongjing) | 火雞 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 火雞 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 火雞 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 火雞 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 火雞 |
| Southern Min | Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng) | 火雞 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 火雞 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 火雞 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 火雞 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 火雞 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 火雞 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 火雞 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 番雞 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 火雞 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 火雞 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 火雞 |
* (cassowary): 食火雞／食火鸡 (shíhuǒjī), 鶴鴕／鹤鸵 (hètuó)
* (lighter):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 打火機 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 打火機, 自來火兒, 自來火 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 打火機 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 打火機 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 打火機 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 打火機 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 打火機 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 打火機 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 打火機 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 打火機 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 打火機, 火機 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 打火機 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 打火機 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 打火機 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 打火機 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 打火機 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 打火機 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 打火兒機, 自來火兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 打火機, 自來火兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 打火機, 自來火兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 打火機, 自來火兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 打火機, 自來火 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 打火機 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 打火機, 自來火 dated |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 打火機 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 打火機 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 打火機 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 打火機, 自來火兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 打火機, 自來火, 火機子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 打火機 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 打火機, 自來火 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 打火機 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 打火機 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 打火機 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 打火機 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 打火機 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 打火機 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 打火機 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 打火機 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 打火機 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 打火機 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 打火機 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 打火機 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 打火機, 自來火 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 打火機 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 打火機 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 打火機, 自來火 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 打火機 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 打火機 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 打火機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 打火機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 打火機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 打火機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 打火機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 打火機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 打火機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 打火機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 打火機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 打火機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 打火機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 打火機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 打火機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 打火機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 打火機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 打火機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 打火機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 打火機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 打火機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 打火機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 打火機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 打火機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 火機, 打火機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 打火機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 打火機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 打火機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 火機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 火機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 火機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 火機 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 打火機 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 打火機 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 打火機 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 打火機 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 打火機 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 打火機 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 打火機 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 打火機 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 打火機, 火機 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 打火機, 火機 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 打火機, 火機 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 火柴雞 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 火雞 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 火雞 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 火雞 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 火雞 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 賴打, 打火機 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 賴打, 打火機 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 賴打, 打火機 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 打火機, 賴打 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 打火機, 賴打 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 打火機, 賴打 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 打火機 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 打火機 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 打火機, 自來火 |
| Jin | Datong | 自來火兒 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 打火機 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 打火機, 自來火兒 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 打火機 |
| Jin | Linhe | 打火機 |
| Jin | Jining | 打火機 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 打火機 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 打火機, 自來火 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 打火機 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 打火機, 自來火 |
| Jin | Handan | 打火機 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 打火機 |
| Jin | Suide | 打火機 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 火鍥 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 拍火機 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 火揭, 火揭仔, 火刀揭仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 拍火機 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 火石仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 賴打 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 賴打, 火切仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 賴打 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 賴打 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 賴打 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 揭石仔 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 火石仔 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 火石仔 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 賴打 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 拍火機, 火機 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 拍火機 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 拍火機 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 火機 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 火機 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 火機, 拍火雞 |

#### Derived terms

* 野火雞 / 野火鸡 (yěhuǒjī)

### Adjective

火雞
* (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, figurative) meddlesome