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jī

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English Definition	fowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute
Simplified Script	鸡
Traditional Script	雞
Pinyin	jī
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄐㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	gai¹
Part of Speech	(名) noun
Measure Words	只
Topical Word Lists	Part of animals/birds Part of food/groups/meat Part of religion/mysticism/chinese zodiac animals
Proficiency Test Level	HSK.v3=2 TOCFL=2

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Words With Same Head Word
鸡蛋	jīdàn	(chicken) egg; hen's egg
鸡肉	jīròu	chicken meat
鸡翅	jīchì	chicken wings (fast food)
鸡汤	jītāng	chicken stock; chicken soup; (fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives)
鸡腿	jītuǐ	chicken leg; drumstick

Words With Same Tail Word
小鸡	xiǎojī	chick
母鸡	mǔjī	hen; don't know (humorous slang mimicking Cantonese 唔知, Jyutping: m4 zi1)
公鸡	gōngjī	cock; rooster
养鸡	yǎngjī	to raise chickens
金鸡	jīnjī	golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)

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