銀雞
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銀雞 (etymology 2)
Chinese
Etymology 1
| silver | fowl; chicken | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (銀雞/銀鷄) | 銀 | 雞/鷄 | |
| simp. (银鸡) | 银 | 鸡 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yínji
- Wade–Giles: yin2-chi1
- Yale: yín-jī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ynji
- Palladius: иньцзи (inʹczi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /in³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngan4 gai1
- Yale: ngàhn gāi
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngan4 gai1
- Guangdong Romanization: ngen4 gei1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɐn²¹ kɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
銀雞
Synonyms
- (silver pheasant):
Etymology 2
| silver | whistle | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (銀雞/銀鷄) | 銀 | 雞/鷄 | |
| simp. (银鸡) | 银 | 鸡 | |
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngan4 gai1
- Yale: ngàhn gāi
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngan4 gai1
- Guangdong Romanization: ngen4 gei1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɐn²¹ kɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: ngan3 gai1*
- Sinological IPA (key): /ᵑɡan²² kai³³⁻³³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
銀雞