金雞

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 金雞. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 金雞, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 金雞 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 金雞 you have here. The definition of the word 金雞 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of金雞, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Chinese

metal; gold; money fowl; chicken
trad. (金雞/金鷄) /
simp. (金鸡)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (28) (28)
Final () (140) (39)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III IV
Fanqie
Baxter kim kej
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kˠiɪm/ /kei/
Pan
Wuyun
/kᵚim/ /kei/
Shao
Rongfen
/kiem/ /kɛi/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kjim/ /kɛj/
Li
Rong
/kjəm/ /kei/
Wang
Li
/kĭĕm/ /kiei/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ki̯əm/ /kiei/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
jīn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gam1 gai1

Noun

金雞

  1. Synonym of 錦雞锦鸡 (jǐnjī, golden pheasant)
  2. (Chinese mythology) golden rooster; (by extension) rooster that announces the dawn
    金雞報曉金鸡报晓  ―  jīnjī bàoxiǎo  ―  the cock announces the morning
  3. (historical) gold-headed cock on the pole used when announcing amnesty; (figuratively) amnesty
  4. (figuratively) sun

Synonyms

(golden pheasant):

Derived terms