# 雞

| 雞 | U+96DE, &#38622; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-96DE |
| ← 雝 [U+96DD] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 雟 → [U+96DF] |

## Translingual

| Traditional | 雞 |
| Simplified | 鸡 |
| Japanese | 鶏 |
| Korean | 鷄 |

### Han character

雞 (Kangxi radical 172, 隹+10, 18 strokes, cangjie input 月大人土 (BKOG), four-corner 2041$_4$, composition ⿰奚隹)

#### Derived characters

* 𤄬, 𤣕, 𭌲, 𧄰

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1369, character 2
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 42124
* Dae Jaweon: page 1875, character 2
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4105, character 2
* Unihan data for U+96DE

## Chinese

* 雞 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 雞 (搞清楚) (Cantonese)
* 雞 (Classical)
* 雞 (Gan)
* 雞 (Eastern Min)
* 雞 (Southern Min)
* 雞 (Wu)
* Chicken (English)

### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 謑 | *qʰraːs, *qʰreːs, *ɡeːʔ |
| 膎 | *ɡreː |
| 鞵 | *ɡreː |
| 榽 | *ɡreː, *ɡeː |
| 鷄 | *keː |
| 雞 | *keː |
| 谿 | *kʰeː |
| 嵠 | *kʰeː |
| 溪 | *kʰeː |
| 磎 | *kʰeː |
| 螇 | *kʰeː, *ɡeː |
| 鸂 | *kʰeː |
| 奚 | *ɡeː |
| 豯 | *ɡeː |
| 徯 | *ɡeː, *ɡeːʔ |
| 蹊 | *ɡeː |
| 騱 | *ɡeː |
| 傒 | *ɡeː |
| 鼷 | *ɡeː |
| 蒵 | *ɡeː, *ɡeːs |
| 貕 | *ɡeː |
| 慀 | *ɡeːs |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *keː): phonetic 奚 (OC *ɡeː) + semantic 隹 (“short-tailed bird”).

### Etymology

Onomatopoeic (Schuessler, 2007). Compare Proto-Vietic *r-kaa (> Vietnamese gà), Proto-Tai *kajᴮ (“chicken”), Proto-Hmong-Mien *Kəi.
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
* (to fire): From 無情雞 / 无情鸡 (mou$^4$ cing$^4$ gai$^1$, “pink slip”).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): jī (ji$^1$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ji$^1$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): jǐ
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): jì
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җи (ži, I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gai$^1$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): goi$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): gai$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): ji$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): kiê
    (Hailu, HRS): gai$^ˋ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): gê$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): ji$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): gái
* Eastern Min (BUC): giĕ
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ge$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): koe / ke / kere
    (Teochew, Peng'im): goi$^1$
    (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): goi$^1$ / gi$^1$
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): gai$^1$
* Wu (Wugniu)
** (Northern): $^1$ci / $^3$ci / $^3$cien
** (Jinhua): $^1$cie
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): ji$^1$
    (Loudi, Wiktionary): ji$^1$
    (Hengyang, Wiktionary): ji$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jī
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ji
*** Wade–Giles: chi$^1$
*** Yale: jī
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ji
*** Palladius: цзи (czi)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: ji$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: gi
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: jǐ
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi²¹/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: jì
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): ji$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi³¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җи (ži, I)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gai$^1$
*** Yale: gāi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gai$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gei$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kɐi̯⁵⁵/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: goi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kɔi²¹³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: gai$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kai³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: ji$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi⁴²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiê
*** Hakka Romanization System: gie$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gie$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ki̯e²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: gai$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /kai⁵³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: gê$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ke⁴⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: ji$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕi¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gái
*** Sinological IPA : /kai⁵⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: giĕ
*** Sinological IPA : /kie⁵⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ge$^1$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ga̤
*** Sinological IPA : /ke⁵³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Hui'an, Yongchun, Taipei, Lukang, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Singapore, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koe
*** Tâi-lô: kue
*** Phofsit Daibuun: koef
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Hui'an, Lukang, Philippines): /kue³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Yongchun, Taipei, Kinmen, Singapore): /kue⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Hui'an, Zhangpu, Yilan, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Penang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke
*** Tâi-lô: ke
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kef
*** IPA (Zhangpu): /kiei⁵⁵/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Yilan, Tainan, Kaohsiung): /ke⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Hui'an, Penang): /ke³³/
** (Hokkien: Sanxia)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kere
*** Tâi-lô: kere
* Xiamen, Quanzhou:
** koe - vernacular;
** ke - literary.
* Middle Chinese: kej
Rime :
| Character | 雞 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 齊 (39) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 古奚切 |
| Baxter | kej |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kei/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kei/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kɛi/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kɛj/ |
| Li Rong | /kei/ |
| Wang Li | /kiei/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kiei/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jī |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gai$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*kˤe/
    (Zhengzhang): /*keː/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 雞 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | jī |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ kej › |
| Old Chinese | /*kˁe/ |
| English | fowl, chicken |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 雞 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 13357 |
| Phonetic component | 奚 |
| Rime group | 支 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 雞 |
| Old Chinese | /*keː/ |

### Definitions

雞
* chicken; fowl (Classifier: 隻／只 m c)
    雞肉／鸡肉 ― jīròu ― chicken meat
    雞蛋／鸡蛋 ― jīdàn ― chicken egg
    From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Jī qī yú shí, rì zhī xī yǐ, yángniú xiàlái....... Jī qī yú jié, rì zhī xī yǐ, yángniú xiàguā. [Pinyin]
    The fowls roost in their holes in the walls; and in the evening of the day, the goats and cows come down [from the hill]. [...] The fowls roost on their perches; and in the evening of the day, the goats and cows come down and home.
* 10th of the Chinese zodiac animals (rooster)
       Wǒ gēgē hé wǒ bàbà dōu shì shǔ jī de. [Pinyin]
       My elder brother and my father are both born in the Year of the Rooster.
* (slang) female prostitute
    Coordinate term: 鴨 / 鸭 (yā)
    做雞／做鸡 [Cantonese] ― zou$^6$ gai$^1$ [Jyutping] ― to be a prostitute
* (slang) penis, cock
    雞雞／鸡鸡 ― jījī ― cock
* (Cantonese, Huicheng dialect) whistle
    吹雞／吹鸡 [Cantonese] ― ceoi$^1$ gai$^1$ [Jyutping] ― to blow a whistle
    銀雞／银鸡 [Cantonese] ― ngan$^4$ gai$^1$ [Jyutping] ― silver whistle
* (Cantonese, Huicheng dialect, Hokkien) trigger (of a gun)
    摱雞／摱鸡 [Cantonese] ― maan$^1$ gai$^1$ [Jyutping] ― to pull the trigger
* (Cantonese) weak; useless
* (Cantonese, non-productive) Suffix for adjectives describing a weak or useless person.
    弱雞／弱鸡 [Cantonese] ― joek$^6$ gai$^1$ [Jyutping] ― weak; wimpy
    揗雞／揗鸡 [Cantonese] ― tan$^4$ gai$^1$ [Jyutping] ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* (Cantonese) to fire; to sack
* (Cantonese) Classifier for money: yuan; dollar; buck
** 2017, 葉子騫, 十九窮風流——廢青日常食譜, Hong Kong: 飲食天地出版社 [Food Paradise], →ISBN, page 138:
       ngo$^5$ mun$^4$ zau$^6$ ji$^5$ jaa$^6$ gai$^1$ zok$^3$ sik$^6$ peng$^4$ di$^1$ dik$^1$ biu$^1$ zeon$^2$, wai$^3$ jaa$^3$ ~~ [Jyutping]
       (please add an English translation of this quotation)
* (Cantonese) Classifier for ten thousand dollars.
** 2015, 梁心欣, quotee, “恒指3萬點 四叔捐佢份身家 0.43% 靚女捐得多過佢！”, in 港股策略王, number 23, page 18:
       bat$^1$ gwo$^3$ Hazel dou$^1$ gyun$^1$ jat$^1$ gai$^1$ je$^5$ (zik$^1$ jat$^1$ maan$^6$ jyun$^4$), ngo$^5$ mou$^5$ lei$^5$ jau$^4$ gam$^3$ sat$^1$ wai$^1$, ngo$^5$ gyun$^1$ do$^1$ keoi$^5$ jat$^1$ pui$^5$, ngo$^5$ gyun$^1$ gau$^3$ loeng$^5$ gai$^1$! [Jyutping]
       (please add an English translation of this quotation)
* (Cantonese) Alternative form of 笄

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 雞 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 雞 |
| Taxonomic name | Taxonomic name | 雞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 雞, 雞子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 雞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 雞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 雞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 雞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Olginsky (Mikhaylovka) | 雞 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 雞 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 雞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 雞兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 雞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 雞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Dingbian | 雞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 雞兒, 雞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 雞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 雞 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 雞 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 雞兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 雞 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 雞, 雞咯咯 childish |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 雞子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 雞 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 雞 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 雞 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 雞 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 雞子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Dongxing | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 雞 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 雞 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 雞 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 雞 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 雞 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 雞哩 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 雞 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 雞 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 雞 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 雞 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 雞 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 雞 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 雞仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 雞仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 雞仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 雞 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 雞仔 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 雞 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 雞 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 雞 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 雞 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 雞兒, 雞 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 雞 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 雞兒 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 雞子 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 雞, 雞囝 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 雞 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 雞 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 雞, 雞仔, 雞喌 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 雞, 雞仔 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 雞 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 雞, 雞仔, 雞喌 childish |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 雞 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 雞 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 雞 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 雞仔 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 雞 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 雞 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 雞 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 雞 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 雞 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 雞 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 雞 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 雞 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 雞 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 雞, 雞喌 childish |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 雞 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 雞 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 雞 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 雞 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 雞 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 雞 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 雞 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 雞 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 雞 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 雞 |
| Central Min | Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) | 雞 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 雞 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 雞 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 雞 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 雞 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 雞, 喔喔雞 childish, 咯咯雞 childish |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 雞 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 雞 |
| Wu | Danyang | 雞 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 雞 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 雞, 咯咯雞 childish |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 雞 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 雞 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 雞, 雞咯咯 childish, 雞喌喌 childish |
| Xiang | Loudi | 雞 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 雞 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 雞 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 娼妓, 妓女, 娼婦 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 妓女, 婊子, 姑娘兒, 窯姐兒, 野花兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 妓女, 婊子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 婊子, 窯子娘們兒, 窯姐兒, 兔兒, 兔子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 雞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 妓女, 雞 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 窯姐 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 婊子, 賣窯子的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 窯子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 馬班子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 婊子, 娼婦 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 婊子, 窯子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 婊子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 梭爺子, 婊子婆娘, 婊子, 梭梭, 雞, 貓兒, 野雞, 捨物, 粉臉子 dated |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 婊子, 妖姑, 賣貨, 片 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 婊子, 娼妓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 爛使, 皮旦 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 老舉婆, 老舉, 婊子婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 賣屄人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 賣屄人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 妓女, 賣屄婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 賣屄人 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 婊子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 婊子, 姑娘 dated |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 老舉, 野雞, 雞 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 妓女, 雞, 老舉, 啄地, 鳳, 鳳姐, 女女, G neologism |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 老舉, 雞 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 老舉, 雞 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 老舉, 雞 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 老舉, 雞 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 老舉, 妓女, 雞 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 老舉, 雞 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 老舉, 雞 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 老舉, 妓女, 雞 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 老妓 |
| Cantonese | Rongxian | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 老舉婆 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 老契 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Mule) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Pingnan | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Gangcheng) | 老舉, 雞 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Pingdong) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 老舉婆 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 老舉, 雞婆 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 雞婆 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 妓女, 老舉, 雞 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 老舉 |
| Cantonese | Yangon (Taishan) | 妓女, 老舉, 雞 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 女妓 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 老舉, 雞 |
| Cantonese | Betong (Rongxian) | 雞 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 姑娘, 婊子, 雀子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 婊子 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 婊子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 婊仔, 火屎, 當賺個, 老舉嫲, 老舉 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 婊哩, 老舉, 老舉嫲, 貨屎, 貨哩 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 老舉, 老舉婆, 雞 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 老舉 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 老舉嫲 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 老舉嫲 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 老舉 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 老舉嫲 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 雞婆, 老舉嫲, 老舉 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 老舉嫲 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 雞婆, 老舉嫲 |
| Hakka | Nanxiong (Zhuji) | 老舉 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 老舉 |
| Hakka | Changting | 鴨子 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 婊姊, 姑娘, 婊子 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 賺食嫲 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 菜店嫲 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 菜店嫲 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 賺食嫲 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 賺食嫲 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 賺食嫲 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 趁食夫娘人, 趁食妹子 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 老舉嫲 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 老舉, 雞 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 婊子, 賣屄貨 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 婊子, 窯子裡的 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 婊子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 妓嫲 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 妓嫲 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 婊子 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 白面, 白面哥 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 白面哥 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 婊 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 白面 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 做婊子 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 白面 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 白面 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 婊囝 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 婊囝 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 花娘 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 白面 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 婊仔, 娼婊, 水貨, 雞, 趁食查某, 土婊, 間仔查某 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 婊仔, 片仔, 水貨, 雞, 土婊 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 婊囝 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 婊仔, 查某孫, 雞, 雞仔, 土婊, 土婊仔, 間仔查某, 間底查某 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 趁食查某, 菜店查某 |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 趁食查某 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 趁食查某, 菜店查某, 豆菜底的 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 趁食查某, 豆菜底 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 趁食查某 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 菜店查某, 趁食查某 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 趁食查某, 菜店查某 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 趁食查某, 菜店查某 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 趁食查某, 咧趁的, 菜店查某 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 趁食查某, 菜店查某, 咧趁的 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 菜店查某, 趁食查某 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 趁食查某 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 趁食查某 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 趁食查某 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 趁食查某 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 豆菜底的, 菜店查某, 趁食查某, 貓仔, 咧趁的, 媌仔, 妓女, 路邊花 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 趁食查某, 菜店查某, 歹查某, 咧趁的 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 趁食查某 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 趁食查某 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 趁食查某, 相楗的 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 趁食查某, 菜店查某, 菜店彪, 妓女 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 趁食查某, 菜店查某, 婊囝 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 歹查某, 雞 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 婊仔, 樂洞, 雞 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 摃婆, 漚摃, 婊, 婊仔, 歹查某, 姣查某, 漚查某, 姣婊 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 老妓 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 娼, 雞 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 花娘, 騷婆, 妓女 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 雞, 騷, 騷婆, 查某, 娼囝 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 雞, 查某娼 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 妓女, 雞 |
| Southern Min | Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 老衍 |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 妓女 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 妓女 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 娘 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 娘囝, 娘 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 貨𨈘 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 貨𨈘 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 老舉 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 老妓婆, 婊子婆 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 婊子, 妓女, 煤餅 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 婊子, 野雞 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 婊子, 妓女 |
| Wu | Danyang | 婊子 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 婊子, 妓女 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 花佬, 婊子 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 大毛, 嬉老, 花兒 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 賣胖貨, 賣胖個, 婊子, 婊子貨 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 妓女, 婊子, 婊子婆 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 婊子, 娼婦 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 妓女 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 哨子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 哨兒, 叫雞子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 哨子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 哨子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 哨子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 哨子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 哨子, 吹吹兒, 哨哨兒, 叫叫兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 叫珠 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 叫子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 哨子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 雞 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 雞, BB, 哨子 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 雞 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 叫骨子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 簫仔 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 雞 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 嗶嗶仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 嗶嗶仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 嗶嗶仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 嗶嗶 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 嗶嗶仔, 吧嗶仔 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 嗶仔 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 哨兒, 哨子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 哨仔, 觱觱仔 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 觱觱響, 哨子 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 觱仔, 委瑣 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 觱仔, 觱觱仔, 委瑣 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 觱仔, 委瑣 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 觱觱仔 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 咑觱仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 觱仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 觱觱仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 觱觱仔 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 觱仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 觱仔 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 觱觱仔 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 觱仔 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 觱仔 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 觱仔 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 觱 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 技糾 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 觱, 觱囝 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 叫扁, 叫子 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 叫叫, 叫鞭 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 吹兒, 哨子, 叫子 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 叫珠子, 叫子 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 叫子 |
* (trigger): 扳機／扳机 (bānjī); (Min Nan) 銃雞／铳鸡, 剾雞／𠛅鸡
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 解僱, 辭退, 解聘, 開除, 革除, 解職 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 解僱, 炒魷魚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 開除, 炒魷魚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 開銷 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 開銷, 開除 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 炒魷魚 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 炒魷魚 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 炒魷魚, 炒魷, 炒, 豉椒炒魷, 開除, 辭, 食無情雞, 雞 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 除職 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 炒魷魚 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 炒魷魚 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 炒魷魚 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 炒魷魚 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 辭退 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 炒魷魚 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 炒魷魚 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 炒魷魚 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 炒魷魚 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 唔使 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 炒魷魚 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 炒魷魚 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 唔請 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 唔請 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 炒魷魚, 唔請 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 唔請 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 唔請, 炒魷魚, 炒 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 唔請, 炒魷魚 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 唔請 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 辭工 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 炒魷魚 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 炒魷魚 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 炒魷魚 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 開銷 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 辭退, 解僱, 炒魷魚 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 唔愛去做, 炒魷魚, 打豎鋪 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 炒魷魚 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 炒魷魚 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 炒魷魚 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 解僱 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 解僱 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 解僱 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 解僱 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 解僱 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 解僱 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 辭 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 辭頭路, 辭, 齧拗, 齧捒 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 辭退 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 辭頭路 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 卜頭路 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 擗捒, 刣捒 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 解僱, 炒鰇魚 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 清, 炒鰇魚 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 炒鰇魚 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 除工 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 炒魷魚 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 炒魷魚 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 回報 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 開銷 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 圓, 元 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 塊$_1$ |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 塊$_1$ |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 塊$_1$ |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 塊$_1$ |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 塊$_1$ |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 塊$_1$ |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 塊$_1$ |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 塊$_1$ |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 塊$_1$ |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 塊$_1$ |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 塊$_1$ |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 塊$_1$ |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 塊$_1$ |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 塊$_1$ |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 塊$_1$ |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 塊$_1$ |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 塊$_1$ |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 塊$_1$ |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 塊$_1$ |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 塊$_1$ |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 塊$_1$ |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Shanglin (Sanli) | 塊$_1$ |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 塊$_1$ |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 塊$_1$ |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 塊$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蚊, 蚊雞, 雞士, 個, 銀, 度嘢 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 蚊, 蚊雞, 雞士, 雞, 個, 銀, 雞嘢, 皮 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 文 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 蚊雞 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 蚊雞 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 蚊, 蚊雞 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 蚊雞 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 蚊雞 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 蚊, 個 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 箍, 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 蚊, 箍 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 蚊 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 塊$_1$ |
| Gan | Lichuan | 塊$_1$ |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 塊$_1$ |
| Hakka | Meixian | 塊$_1$ |
| Hakka | Xingning | 吊 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 塊$_1$ |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 個 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 個 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 個 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 個 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 個 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 銀, 箍 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 塊$_1$, 蚊 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 箍 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 箍 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 箍 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 盾 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 箍 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 塊$_1$ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 塊$_1$ |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 塊$_1$ |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 塊$_2$ |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 塊$_2$ |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 塊$_2$ |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 塊$_2$ |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 塊$_2$ |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 塊$_2$ |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 塊$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 箍 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 銀, 箍, 個, 個銀 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 銀, 個, 箍 dated, 個銀 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 銀 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 個, 個銀 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 個銀 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 箍, 個銀 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 個 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 銀, 個 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 個銀, 銀 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 銀 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 箍 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 個 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 個 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 蚊 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 蚊, 蚊雞 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 塊$_1$ |
| Wu | Shanghai | 塊$_1$ |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 塊$_1$ |
| Wu | Suzhou | 塊$_1$ |
| Wu | Danyang | 塊$_1$ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 塊$_1$ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 個 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 塊$_1$ |
| Xiang | Changsha | 塊$_1$ |
| Xiang | Loudi | 塊$_1$ |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 塊$_1$ |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 塊$_1$ |

### Compounds

* 一雞三吃 / 一鸡三吃
* 三杯雞 / 三杯鸡 (sānbēijī)
* 下蛋雞 / 下蛋鸡
* 中學雞 / 中学鸡
* 乞兒雞 / 乞儿鸡
* 五更雞 / 五更鸡
* 五眼雞 / 五眼鸡
* 井蛙醯雞 / 井蛙醯鸡
* 伏雞 / 伏鸡
* 來亨雞 / 来亨鸡
* 偷狗戲雞 / 偷狗戏鸡
* 偷雞 / 偷鸡 (tōujī)
* 冇掩雞籠 / 冇掩鸡笼
* 割雞 / 割鸡 (gējī)
* 力康雞 / 力康鸡
* 卵用雞 / 卵用鸡 (luǎnyòngjī)
* 叫化子雞 / 叫化子鸡
* 吐綬雞 / 吐绶鸡 (tǔshòujī)
* 呆似木雞 / 呆似木鸡
* 呆若木雞 / 呆若木鸡 (dāiruòmùjī)
* 吹雞 / 吹鸡
* 咖喱雞 / 咖喱鸡 (gālíjī)
* 味如雞肋 / 味如鸡肋
* 哺雞 / 哺鸡
* 四眼田雞 / 四眼田鸡 (sìyǎn tiánjī)
* 土雞 / 土鸡 (tǔjī)
* 土雞瓦犬 / 土鸡瓦犬
* 執死雞 / 执死鸡
* 天雞 / 天鸡
* 女曰雞鳴 / 女曰鸡鸣
* 嫁雞逐雞 / 嫁鸡逐鸡
* 嫁雞隨雞 / 嫁鸡随鸡
* 宮保雞丁 / 宫保鸡丁 (Gōngbǎo jīdīng)
* 家雞野雉 / 家鸡野雉
* 家雞野鶩 / 家鸡野鹜
* 寧為雞口，無為牛後 / 宁为鸡口，无为牛后 (níng wéi jīkǒu, wú wéi niúhòu)
* 寶雞 / 宝鸡 (Bǎojī)
* 小學雞 / 小学鸡 (xiǎoxuéjī)
* 小肚雞腸 / 小肚鸡肠 (xiǎodùjīcháng)
* 小雞 / 小鸡 (xiǎojī)
* 山雞 / 山鸡 (shānjī)
* 山雞舞鏡 / 山鸡舞镜 (shānjīwǔjìng)
* 慌腳雞 / 慌脚鸡
* 戴雞佩豚 / 戴鸡佩豚
* 手扒雞 / 手扒鸡
* 打張雞兒 / 打张鸡儿
* 打野雞 / 打野鸡
* 打雞窩 / 打鸡窝
* 指雞罵狗 / 指鸡骂狗
* 捉雞罵狗 / 捉鸡骂狗
* 掩咯雞 / 掩咯鸡
* 掹雞 / 掹鸡
* 揗雞 / 揗鸡
* 摸雞偷狗 / 摸鸡偷狗
* 𢺳雞 / 𪮳鸡
* 放山雞 / 放山鸡
* 斗酒隻雞 / 斗酒只鸡
* 斬雞頭 / 斩鸡头
* 斷尾雄雞 / 断尾雄鸡
* 星雞魚 / 星鸡鱼
* 木雞 / 木鸡
* 木雞養到 / 木鸡养到
* 松雞 / 松鸡
* 柴雞 / 柴鸡 (cháijī)
* 榛雞 / 榛鸡
* 歪喙雞食好米 / 歪喙鸡食好米 (oai chhùi ke chia̍h hó bí) (Min Nan)
* 死雞撐飯蓋 / 死鸡撑饭盖
* 殘雞 / 残鸡
* 殺雞儆猴 / 杀鸡儆猴 (shājījǐnghóu)
* 殺雞取卵 / 杀鸡取卵 (shājīqǔluǎn)
* 殺雞扯脖 / 杀鸡扯脖
* 殺雞炊黍 / 杀鸡炊黍
* 殺雞為黍 / 杀鸡为黍
* 殺雞駭猴 / 杀鸡骇猴 (shājīhàihóu)
* 母雞 / 母鸡 (mǔjī)
* 毛腳雞 / 毛脚鸡
* 水雞 / 水鸡 (shuǐjī)
* 沙雞 / 沙鸡 (shājī)
* 油雞 / 油鸡 (yóujī)
* 淮南雞犬 / 淮南鸡犬
* 火雞 / 火鸡 (huǒjī)
* 炙雞漬酒 / 炙鸡渍酒
* 烏眼雞 / 乌眼鸡
* 烤雞 / 烤鸡 (kǎojī)
* 烏骨雞 / 乌骨鸡 (wūgǔjī)
* 無情雞 / 无情鸡
* 無掩雞籠 / 无掩鸡笼
* 焫雞 / 焫鸡
* 牛刀割雞 / 牛刀割鸡
* 牛鼎烹雞 / 牛鼎烹鸡 (niúdǐngpēngjī)
* 牝雞司晨 / 牝鸡司晨 (pìnjīsīchén)
* 牝雞晨鳴 / 牝鸡晨鸣
* 牝雞無晨 / 牝鸡无晨
* 牝雞牡鳴 / 牝鸡牡鸣
* 狗盜雞鳴 / 狗盗鸡鸣
* 狼山雞 / 狼山鸡
* 珍珠雞 / 珍珠鸡 (zhēnzhūjī)
* 珠雞 / 珠鸡
* 甕裡醯雞 / 瓮里醯鸡
* 甕雞 / 瓮鸡
* 田雞 / 田鸡 (tiánjī)
* 發雞盲 / 发鸡盲
* 碧雞漫志 / 碧鸡漫志
* 秧雞 / 秧鸡 (yāngjī)
* 竹雞 / 竹鸡 (zhújī)
* 筍雞 / 笋鸡 (sǔnjī)
* 糯米雞 / 糯米鸡 (nuòmǐjī)
* 素雞 / 素鸡 (sùjī)
* 絳幘雞人 / 绛帻鸡人
* 縛雞之力 / 缚鸡之力
* 群雞一鶴 / 群鸡一鹤
* 老母雞 / 老母鸡 (lǎomǔjī)
* 聞雞起舞 / 闻鸡起舞 (wénjīqǐwǔ)
* 肉雞 / 肉鸡 (ròujī)
* 花雞坡 / 花鸡坡 (Huājīpō)
* 范張雞黍 / 范张鸡黍
* 草雞 / 草鸡 (cǎojī)
* 荒雞 / 荒鸡
* 草雞毛 / 草鸡毛
* 草雞蛋 / 草鸡蛋
* 莎雞 / 莎鸡 (shājī)
* 落湯雞 / 落汤鸡 (luòtāngjī)
* 蔥油雞 / 葱油鸡
* 蘆花雞 / 芦花鸡
* 處宗談雞 / 处宗谈鸡
* 蛋雞 / 蛋鸡 (dànjī)
* 蠢若木雞 / 蠢若木鸡
* 詩入雞林 / 诗入鸡林
* 話冷雞窗 / 话冷鸡窗
* 賣鱉雞 / 卖鳖鸡
* 走雞 / 走鸡
* 軟殼雞蛋 / 软壳鸡蛋
* 軟雞蛋 / 软鸡蛋
* 辣雞 / 辣鸡 (làjī)
* 醯雞 / 醯鸡
* 醯雞甕裡 / 醯鸡瓮里
* 野雞 / 野鸡 (yějī)
* 野雞巴士 / 野鸡巴士
* 野雞車 / 野鸡车 (yějīchē)
* 金雞 / 金鸡 (jīnjī)
* 金雞獨立 / 金鸡独立
* 金雞納樹 / 金鸡纳树
* 金雞納霜 / 金鸡纳霜 (jīnjīnàshuāng)
* 金馬碧雞 / 金马碧鸡
* 銀雞 / 银鸡 (yínjī)
* 錦雞 / 锦鸡 (jǐnjī)
* 鐵公雞 / 铁公鸡 (tiěgōngjī)
* 長尾雞 / 长尾鸡
* 閹雞 / 阉鸡 (yānjī)
* 陶犬瓦雞 / 陶犬瓦鸡
* 隻雞絮酒 / 只鸡絮酒
* 雄雞 / 雄鸡 (xióngjī)
* 雄雞斷尾 / 雄鸡断尾
* 雉雞 / 雉鸡 (zhìjī)
* 雌雞報曉 / 雌鸡报晓
* 雉雞翎 / 雉鸡翎
* 雞不及鳳 / 鸡不及凤
* 雞乸 / 鸡乸
* 雞人 / 鸡人
* 雞仔 / 鸡仔 (jīzǎi)
* 雞兒巷 / 鸡儿巷
* 雞內金 / 鸡内金 (jīnèijīn)
* 雞公 / 鸡公 (jīgōng)
* 雞冠 / 鸡冠 (jīguān)
* 雞冠石 / 鸡冠石
* 雞冠花 / 鸡冠花 (jīguānhuā)
* 雞卵 / 鸡卵 (jīluǎn)
* 雞口牛後 / 鸡口牛后 (jīkǒuniúhòu)
* 雞同鴨講 / 鸡同鸭讲 (jītóngyājiǎng)
* 雞吵鵝鬥 / 鸡吵鹅斗
* 雞唱 / 鸡唱
* 雞啄唔斷 / 鸡啄唔断
* 雞坊 / 鸡坊
* 雞姦 / 鸡奸 (jījiān)
* 雞婆 / 鸡婆 (jīpó)
* 雞子 / 鸡子
* 雞尸牛從 / 鸡尸牛从
* 雞尾酒 / 鸡尾酒 (jīwěijiǔ)
* 雞尾酒會 / 鸡尾酒会 (jīwěijiǔhuì)
* 雞屎落塗，也有三寸煙 / 鸡屎落涂，也有三寸烟 (ke sái lo̍h thô͘, iā ū saⁿ chhùn ian) (Min Nan)
* 雞屎藤 / 鸡屎藤 (jīshǐténg)
* 雞巴 / 鸡巴 (jība)
* 雞心 / 鸡心 (jīxīn)
* 雞手鴨腳 / 鸡手鸭脚
* 雞母珠 / 鸡母珠
* 雞毛帚 / 鸡毛帚 (jīmáozhǒu)
* 雞毛店 / 鸡毛店
* 雞毛打帚 / 鸡毛打帚
* 雞毛撢子 / 鸡毛撢子 (jīmáo dǎnzi)
* 雞毛文書 / 鸡毛文书
* 雞毛當令箭 / 鸡毛当令箭 (jīmáo dàng lìngjiàn)
* 雞毛蒜皮 / 鸡毛蒜皮 (jīmáosuànpí)
* 雞毛鴨血 / 鸡毛鸭血
* 雞汁 / 鸡汁
* 雞爪釘 / 鸡爪钉
* 雞爭鵝鬥 / 鸡争鹅斗
* 雞犬不寧 / 鸡犬不宁 (jīquǎnbùníng)
* 雞犬不留 / 鸡犬不留
* 雞犬不驚 / 鸡犬不惊 (jīquǎnbùjīng)
* 雞犬俱升 / 鸡犬俱升
* 雞犬升天 / 鸡犬升天 (jīquǎnshēngtiān)
* 雞犬桑麻 / 鸡犬桑麻
* 雞犬皆仙 / 鸡犬皆仙
* 雞犬相聞 / 鸡犬相闻
* 雞瘟 / 鸡瘟 (jīwēn)
* 雞皮 / 鸡皮 (jīpí)
* 雞皮栗子 / 鸡皮栗子
* 雞皮疙瘩 / 鸡皮疙瘩 (jīpí gēda)
* 雞皮鶴髮 / 鸡皮鹤发 (jīpíhèfà)
* 雞眼 / 鸡眼 (jīyǎn)
* 雞瞀眼 / 鸡瞀眼
* 雞碎咁多 / 鸡碎咁多
* 雞窗 / 鸡窗
* 雞竇 / 鸡窦
* 雞籠 / 鸡笼 (jīlóng)
* 雞精 / 鸡精 (jījīng)
* 雞肋 / 鸡肋
* 雞肋尊拳 / 鸡肋尊拳
* 雞肫皮 / 鸡肫皮
* 雞胸 / 鸡胸 (jīxiōng)
* 雞腸 / 鸡肠 (jīcháng)
* 雞膚鶴髮 / 鸡肤鹤发
* 雞舌 / 鸡舌
* 雞舌香 / 鸡舌香
* 雞蛋 / 鸡蛋 (jīdàn)
* 雞蛋餅 / 鸡蛋饼
* 雞蝨 / 鸡虱 (jīshī)
* 雞蟲得失 / 鸡虫得失
* 雞血石 / 鸡血石
* 雛雞 / 雏鸡 (chújī)
* 雞零狗碎 / 鸡零狗碎
* 雞鞠 / 鸡鞠
* 雞頭 / 鸡头 (jītóu)
* 雞頭米 / 鸡头米 (jītóumǐ)
* 雞飛狗走 / 鸡飞狗走 (jīfēigǒuzǒu)
* 雞飛狗跳 / 鸡飞狗跳 (jīfēigǒutiào)
* 雞飛蛋打 / 鸡飞蛋打 (jīfēidàndǎ)
* 雞骨 / 鸡骨 (jīgǔ)
* 雞骨支床 / 鸡骨支床 (jīgǔzhīchuáng)
* 雞髀 / 鸡髀
* 雞鳴 / 鸡鸣 (jīmíng)
* 雞鳴問寢 / 鸡鸣问寝
* 雞鳴枕 / 鸡鸣枕
* 雞鳴犬吠 / 鸡鸣犬吠
* 雞鳴狗吠 / 鸡鸣狗吠
* 雞鳴狗盜 / 鸡鸣狗盗 (jīmínggǒudào)
* 雞鳴而起 / 鸡鸣而起
* 雞鶩 / 鸡鹜
* 雞鶩爭食 / 鸡鹜争食
* 雞鹿塞 / 鸡鹿塞
* 雞黍 / 鸡黍 (jīshǔ)
* 雞黍之約 / 鸡黍之约
* 雨打雞 / 雨打鸡
* 電子雞 / 电子鸡 (diànzǐjī)
* 青盲雞啄著蟲 / 青盲鸡啄着虫 (Hokkien)
* 靜雞雞 / 静鸡鸡
* 風雞 / 风鸡
* 食火雞 / 食火鸡 (shíhuǒjī)
* 香雞腳 / 香鸡脚
* 馬殺雞 / 马杀鸡 (mǎshājī)
* 鬥雞 / 斗鸡 (dòujī)
* 鬥雞眼 / 斗鸡眼 (dòujīyǎn)
* 鬥雞臺 / 斗鸡台
* 鬥雞走狗 / 斗鸡走狗
* 鶤雞 / 𱉱鸡
* 鶴立雞群 / 鹤立鸡群 (hèlìjīqún)
* 鶴處雞群 / 鹤处鸡群
* 鶴髮雞皮 / 鹤发鸡皮
* 麻油雞 / 麻油鸡
* 黧雞 / 黧鸡 (líjī)
* 鼠肚雞腸 / 鼠肚鸡肠
* 鼠腹雞腸 / 鼠腹鸡肠

### Descendants

* → Indonesian: ayam (“prostitute”) (semantic loan)
* → Malay: ayam (“prostitute”) (semantic loan)
* →? Proto-Tai: *kajᴮ
** Northern Tai
*** Bouyei: gais
*** Zhuang: gaeq
*** Saek: ไก
** Central Tai
*** Tày: cáy
** Southwestern Tai
*** Thai: ไก่ (gài)
*** Northern Thai: ᨠᩱ᩵
*** Lao: ໄກ່ (kai)
*** Lü: ᦺᦂᧈ (k̇ay¹)
*** Tai Dam: ꪼꪀ꪿
*** Shan: ၵႆႇ (kài)
*** Tai Nüa: ᥐᥭᥱ (kǎy)
*** Aiton: ကႝ (kay)
*** Phake: ကႝ (kay)
*** Ahom: 𑜀𑜩 (kay)

### See also

* (Chinese zodiac signs) (~年) 鼠 (shǔ), 牛 (niú), 虎 (hǔ), 兔 (tù), 龍／龙 (lóng), 蛇 (shé), 馬／马 (mǎ), 羊 (yáng), 猴 (hóu), 雞／鸡 (jī), 狗 (gǒu), 豬／猪 (zhū)

### References

* “雞”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese

| Shinjitai (extended) | 𨿸 |
| Print standard | 雞 |

### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 𨿸)
* chicken (domesticated fowl)
* bird

#### Readings

* Go-on: け (ke)
* Kan-on: けい (kei)
* Kun: にわとり (niwatori, 雞)、とり (tori, 雞)、かけ (kake, 雞)

#### Compounds

* 雞(け)知(ち) (Kechi)
* 雞(けい)人(じん) (keijin)
* 雞(けい)林(りん) (Keirin)
* 家(か)雞(けい) (kakei)
* 錦(キン)雞(ケイ) (kinkei)

### Etymology 1

For the niwatori reading:
* Kanji in this term
* 雞
* にわとり Hyōgai
* kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 雞 – see the following entry. :
| 【鶏にわとり】S | [noun] a domesticated chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) Alternative spelling ニワトリ |
| 【鶏かけ】S | [noun] a chicken (domesticated fowl) |
| 【鶏とり】S | [noun] Alternative spelling of 鳥 (tori): a chicken (domesticated fowl); chicken meat |
(This term, 雞, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

### Etymology 2

For the tori reading:
* Kanji in this term
* 雞
* とり Hyōgai
* kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 雞 – see the following entry. :
| 【鶏にわとり】S | [noun] a domesticated chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) Alternative spelling ニワトリ |
| 【鶏かけ】S | [noun] a chicken (domesticated fowl) |
| 【鶏とり】S | [noun] Alternative spelling of 鳥 (tori): a chicken (domesticated fowl); chicken meat |
(This term, 雞, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

### Etymology 3

For the kake reading:
* Kanji in this term
* 雞
* かけ Hyōgai
* kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 雞 – see the following entry. :
| 【鶏にわとり】S | [noun] a domesticated chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) Alternative spelling ニワトリ |
| 【鶏かけ】S | [noun] a chicken (domesticated fowl) |
| 【鶏とり】S | [noun] Alternative spelling of 鳥 (tori): a chicken (domesticated fowl); chicken meat |
(This term, 雞, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

### References

   * Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

## Korean
### Hanja

雞 (eumhun 닭 계 (dak gye))
* hanja form of 계 (“chicken”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

雞: Nôm readings: gà
雞: Hán Nôm readings: kê
* chicken

#### References

* ↑ Trần (2004).
* ↑ Bonet (1899).
* ↑ Thiều Chửu (1942).
* ↑ Nguyễn (1974).
* ↑ Trần (1999).
* ↑ Trần (2004).