火雞
See also: 火鸡
Chinese
editfire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving |
fowl; chicken | ||
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trad. (火雞/火鷄) | 火 | 雞/鷄 | |
simp. (火鸡) | 火 | 鸡 | |
Literally: “fire chicken”. |
Etymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): fo2 gai1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fó-kiê
- Eastern Min (BUC): huōi-giĕ
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: huǒji
- Wade–Giles: huo3-chi1
- Yale: hwǒ-jī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huooji
- Palladius: хоцзи (xoczi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: fo2 gai1
- Yale: fó gāi
- Cantonese Pinyin: fo2 gai1
- Guangdong Romanization: fo2 gei1
- Sinological IPA (key): /fɔː³⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fó-kiê
- Hakka Romanization System: foˋ gieˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: fo3 gie1
- Sinological IPA: /fo³¹ ki̯e²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: huōi-giĕ
- Sinological IPA (key): /hui³³⁻²¹ (k-)ie⁵⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- 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)
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Yilan, Penang)
- (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: hue2 goi1
- Sinological IPA: /huɛ³¹⁻⁵⁵ kɔi³⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Hsinchu, Magong, Singapore, Philippines)
Noun
edit火雞
- turkey (Meleagris)
- cassowary (Casuarius)
- (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, figurative) busybody; meddler
- (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) soldering tool
- (Guangxi Yue) lighter
Synonyms
edit- (turkey):
Dialectal synonyms of 火雞 (“turkey”) [map]
Derived terms
editAdjective
edit火雞
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