jī
fowl
chicken
CL:隻|只[zhi1]
(slang) prostitute
jī lèi
chicken ribs
sth of little value or interest
sth of dubious worth that one is reluctant to give up
to be physically weak
jī máo
chicken feather
CL:根[gen1]
trivial
wū jī
black-boned chicken
silky fowl
silkie
Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson
yě jī
pheasant
unregistered and operating illegally (business)
(slang) prostitute
Jī xī
Jixi prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China
jī chì
chicken wings (fast food)
jī tuǐ
chicken leg
drumstick
CL:根[gen1]
jī dàn
(chicken) egg
hen's egg
CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]
Jī guān
Jiguan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[Ji1 xi1], Heilongjiang
Bǎo jī
Baoji prefecture level city in Shaanxi
called Chencang 陳倉|陈仓[Chen2 cang1] in ancient times
jī máo suàn pí
chicken feather, garlic skin (idiom); trivial matter
kitchen trash
chú jī
chick
newly hatched chicken
Bǎo jī shì
Bǎojī prefecture level city in Shǎnxī 陝西
called Chencang 陳倉|陈仓 in ancient times
jīn jī
golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
jī pí gē da
goose pimples
goose bumps
Jī xī shì
Jixi prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China
jī pái
chicken breast
chicken cutlet
jī yǎn
corn (callus on the foot)
jī nián
Year of the Cock (e.g. 2005)
jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou
to look for bones in an egg
to find fault
to nitpick (idiom)
hè lì jī qún
a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common
manifestly superior
tián jī
frog
the Chinese edible frog (Hoplobatrachus rugulosus)
xī hóng shì chǎo jī dàn
scrambled chicken egg with fresh tomato (well known Mandarin dish)
gōng bǎo jī dīng
Kung Pao Chicken
spicy diced chicken
wū gǔ jī
black-boned chicken
silky fowl
silkie
Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson
dāi ruò mù jī
lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
jī xuè shí
bloodstone
red-fleck chalcedony
heliotrope (mineralogy)
Jī zé
Jize county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[Han2 dan1], Hebei
Jī dōng
Jidong county in Jixi 雞西|鸡西[Ji1 xi1], Heilongjiang
jī tóng yā jiǎng
lit. chicken speaking with duck
fig. talking without communicating
people not understanding each other
luò tāng jī
a person who looks drenched and bedraggled
like a drowned rat
deep distress
jiào jī
rooster
cock
(slang) (Cantonese) to visit a prostitute
zhì jī
(bird species of China) common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
shā jī jǐng hóu
lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
pour encourager les autres
yǒu jī
Year 10, year of the Cock (e.g. 2005)
shǒu wú fù jī zhī lì
without the strength to truss a chicken
jī quǎn shēng tiān
lit. poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
fig. to ride on sb else's success
Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
jī pó
(dialect) hen
prostitute
busybody
jī jiān
sodomy
anal intercourse
buggery
tōu jī mō gǒu
to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom); to dally with women
to have affairs
huā jī
chaffinch (family Fringillidae)
gōng bào jī dīng
gong bao chicken
spicy diced chicken
xiǎo dù jī cháng
lit. small belly, chicken's gut (idiom); narrow-minded
petty
shuǐ jī
moorhen (genus Gallinula)
gallinule
frog
Jī zé xiàn
Jize county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[Han2 dan1], Hebei
Jī dōng xiàn
Jidong county in Jixi 雞西|鸡西[Ji1 xi1], Heilongjiang
jī fēi dàn dǎ
the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken
a dead loss (idiom)
jià jī suí jī
If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken (idiom); A woman should follow whatever her husband orders.
We must learn to accept the people around us.
tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ
lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)
fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off
to go for wool and come back shorn
jī zōng
macrolepiota, mushroom native to Yunnan Province
Jī guān qū
Jiguan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[Ji1 xi1], Heilongjiang
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
fig. to ride on sb else's success
Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
zuì jī
chicken in rice wine
also translated drunken chicken
shā jī gěi hóu kàn
lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey; fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others
huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián
Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)
jià jī suí jī , jià gǒu suí gǒu
lit if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog (idiom)
zhú sī jī
black-boned chicken
silky fowl
silkie
Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson
see also 烏骨雞|乌骨鸡[wu1 gu3 ji1]
jīn jī nà
quinine (Cinchona ledgeriana)
jī tóu mǐ
Gorgon fruit
Semen euryales (botany)
see also 芡實|芡实[qian4 shi2]
kěn dé jī zhá jī
Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)
shā jī yān yòng niú dāo
don't use a sledgehammer on a nut
aquila non capit muscam
ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn
to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
jī zhēn
chicken gizzard (cuisine)
jiā xiāng jī
home town chicken (item on a menu)
jī dàn guǒ
passion or egg fruit (Passiflora edulis)
shí huǒ jī
cassowary (genus Casuarius), large flightless bird native to northeastern Australia and New Guinea
CL:隻|只[zhi1]
shā jī xià hóu
lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
pour encourager les autres
pìn jī sī chén
female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority
women meddle in politics
The female wears the trousers.
tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐ
see 偷雞不成蝕把米|偷鸡不成蚀把米[tou1 ji1 bu4 cheng2 shi2 ba3 mi3]
huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián , méi ān hǎo xīn
see 黃鼠狼給雞拜年|黄鼠狼给鸡拜年[huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián]
jīn jī nà shù
Cinchona ledgeriana
the quinine tree
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[sha1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1]
jī huò luàn
chicken cholera (caused by Pasteurella multocida or P. avicida)
fowl cholera
shā jī jǐng hóu
lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
pour encourager les autres
dòu jī zǒu mǎ
cock-fighting and horse-racing (idiom); to gamble
jī máo diàn
a simple inn with only chicken feathers to sleep on
kūn jī
large bird, possibly related to crane or swan (archaic)
mythical monstrous bird, cf Sinbad's roc
Wǔ shān jī
see 烏骨雞|乌骨鸡[wu1 gu3 ji1]
black-boned chicken
silky fowl
silkie
shā jī zǎi é
kill the chickens and butcher the geese (idiom)
zhǐ jī mà gǒu
lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom)
fig. to make indirect criticisms
máo tuǐ shā jī
(bird species of China) Pallas's sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus)
dǒu jiǔ zhī jī
lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
zhī jī dǒu jiǔ
lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
tuó jī
ostrich (Struthio camelus)
also written 鴕鳥 鸵鸟
fabulous bird like Sinbad's roc
Xī zàng máo tuǐ shā jī
(bird species of China) Tibetan sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes tibetanus)
pìn jī mǔ míng
female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority
women meddle in politics
The female wears the trousers.
Xīn jiāng xiǎo pán jī
Xinjiang small-plate chicken (typical dish from North-West China)
kūn jī qǔ
long poem by 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] (-196 BC)
shā jī hé bì yào yòng niú dāo ne
don't use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
de minimis non curat praetor (trivial matters are of no concern to a high official)
jīn jī dú lì
golden rooster stands on one leg (tai chi posture)
standing on one leg
lián chì jī
(bird species of China) Siberian grouse (Falcipennis falcipennis)
cháng jiǎo yāng jī
(bird species of China) corn crake (Crex crex)
Ā ěr tài xuě jī
(bird species of China) Altai snowcock (Tetraogallus altaicus)
jī guān huā
cockscomb flower
Celosia cristata
jī kuài
chicken nugget
chicken piece
jù chì mài jī
(bird species of China) river lapwing (Vanellus duvaucelii)
xī fāng yāng jī
(bird species of China) water rail (Rallus aquaticus)
huā wěi zhēn jī
(bird species of China) hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia)
huā tián jī
(bird species of China) Swinhoe's rail (Coturnicops exquisitus)
cǎo jī
free-range chicken
(dialect) hen
cowardly
dǒng jī
(bird species of China) watercock (Gallicrex cinerea)
lán xiōng yāng jī
(bird species of China) slaty-breasted rail (Gallirallus striatus)
lán mǎ jī
(bird species of China) blue eared pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum)
Zàng xuě jī
(bird species of China) Tibetan snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus)
Zàng mǎ jī
(bird species of China) Tibetan eared pheasant (Crossoptilon harmani)
hè mǎ jī
(bird species of China) brown eared pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum)
xī fāng sōng jī
(bird species of China) western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)
jī bāi
(Taiwanese) cunt (Minnan: tsi-bai)
(slang, used as an intensifier) fucking
fucked up
to fuck around with
gǔ dǐng jī
(bird species of China) Eurasian coot (Fulica atra)
niǎo bù lā shǐ , jī bù shēng dàn
lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom)
fig. god-forsaken
remote and desolate
fèng tóu mài jī
(bird species of China) northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
xián sū jī
fried chicken pieces with salt and pepper
Taiwan-style fried chicken
huáng jiá mài jī
(bird species of China) sociable lapwing (Vanellus gregarius)
hēi zuǐ sōng jī
(bird species of China) black-billed capercaillie (Tetrao urogalloides)
hēi shuǐ jī
(bird species of China) common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
hēi qín jī
(bird species of China) black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix)
jī míng gǒu dào
crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom)
bag of tricks
useful talents
jī quǎn bù níng
lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom)
fig. great commotion
pandemonium
jī mǐ huā
chicken nuggets
popcorn chicken
jī jīng
chicken bouillon powder (PRC)
essence of chicken, concentrated chicken stock sold as a tonic (Tw)
jī chì mù
wenge or wengue (type of wood)
jī tuǐ gū
shaggy ink cap (edible mushroom)
Coprinus comatus
jī gū
see 雞腿菇|鸡腿菇[ji1 tui3 gu1]
jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou
to look for bones in an egg
to find fault
to nitpick (idiom)
jī zéi
(dialect) stingy
miserly
crafty
cunning
hēi fù shā jī
(bird species of China) black-bellied sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis)
Kěn dé jī Zhá jī
Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
fig. to ride on sb else's success
Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
Bǎo jī Shì
Baoji prefecture level city in Shaanxi
called Chencang 陳倉|陈仓[Chen2 cang1] in ancient times
xiǎo tián jī
(bird species of China) Baillon's crake (Porzana pusilla)
shān jī
Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)
(dialect) pheasant
dǎ jī xuè
lit. to inject chicken blood
(coll.) extremely excited or energetic (often used mockingly)
chě jī ba dàn
to talk shit
to drivel
bullshit
bān wěi zhēn jī
(bird species of China) Chinese grouse (Tetrastes sewerzowi)
bān xiōng tián jī
(bird species of China) spotted crake (Porzana porzana)
bān xié tián jī
(bird species of China) band-bellied crake (Porzana paykullii)
pǔ tōng yāng jī
(bird species of China) brown-cheeked rail (Rallus indicus)
nìng wéi jī tóu , bù wéi fèng wěi
see 寧做雞頭,不做鳳尾|宁做鸡头,不做凤尾[ning4 zuo4 ji1 tou2 , bu4 zuo4 feng4 wei3]
nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi
lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
zuò jī
(slang) (of a woman) to work as a prostitute
sháo jī
(bird species of China) koklass pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha)
shēn jī tāng
samgyetang, popular Korean chicken soup with ginseng, spices etc
kǒu shuǐ jī
steamed chicken with chili sauce
wèn kè shā jī
lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom)
fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)
dà shí jī
(bird species of China) rusty-necklaced partridge (Alectoris magna)
jī tián jī
(bird species of China) little crake (Porzana parva)
jià jī suí jī , jià gǒu suí gǒu
if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog (idiom)
àn fù xuě jī
(bird species of China) Himalayan snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis)
chái jī
a variety of free-range chicken, small with furless legs, laying smaller eggs
bái mǎ jī
(bird species of China) white eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon)
shí jī
(bird species of China) chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar)
hóng yuán jī
(bird species of China) red junglefowl (Gallus gallus)
hóng xiōng tián jī
(bird species of China) ruddy-breasted crake (Porzana fusca)
hóng fù jǐn jī
(bird species of China) golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
hóng tuǐ bān yāng jī
(bird species of China) red-legged crake (Rallina fasciata)
zǐ shuǐ jī
(bird species of China) purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
wén jī qǐ wǔ
to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom)
to be diligent in one's studies
ròu chuí mài jī
(bird species of China) red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus)
bái fù jǐn jī
(bird species of China) Lady Amherst's pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae)
bái méi yāng jī
(bird species of China) white-browed crake (Porzana cinerea)
zōng bèi tián jī
(bird species of China) black-tailed crake (Porzana bicolor)
zōng xiōng zhú jī
(bird species of China) mountain bamboo partridge (Bambusicola fytchii)
shā jī qǔ luǎn
lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)
fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
huī xiōng zhú jī
(bird species of China) Chinese bamboo partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus)
huī tóu mài jī
(bird species of China) grey-headed lapwing (Vanellus cinereus)
bái qiē jī
Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"
bái hóu bān yāng jī
(bird species of China) slaty-legged crake (Rallina eurizonoides)
bái zhǎn jī
Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"
ròu jī
chicken raised for meat
broiler
(computing) zombie
infected computer in a botnet