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雞同鴨講. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
雞同鴨講, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
雞同鴨講 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Chinese
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fowl; chicken
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like; same; similar like; same; similar; together; alike; with |
duck
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to talk; speech; to speak to talk; speech; to speak; to tell; to explain |
| trad. (雞同鴨講/鷄同鴨講)
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雞/鷄
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同
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鴨
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講
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| simp. (鸡同鸭讲)
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鸡
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同
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鸭
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讲
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| Literally: “a chicken talking to a duck”.
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Etymology
Originally Cantonese.
Pronunciation
Idiom
雞同鴨講
- mutually unintelligible; unable to understand one another; talking about two different things; getting one's wires crossed
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