fowl; chicken | to forget; to be forgotten | ||
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trad. (雞忘記/鷄忘記) | 雞/鷄 | 忘記 | |
simp. (鸡忘记) | 鸡 | 忘记 |
According to folklore, someone who eats it becomes forgetful.
雞忘記
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 雞脾 | |
Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 雞懵懂, 雞忘記 |
Nanning (Wuming) | 雞忘記 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 雞忘記 |
Hong Kong | 雞忘記 | |
Taishan | 雞忘記 | |
Dongguan | 雞忘記 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 雞到帽 |
Xingning | 雞到帽 | |
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 雞忘記 | |
Hong Kong | 雞到帽, 雞忘記 | |
Southern Min | Shantou | 雞腹內 |
Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 雞忘記 |
Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 針線包 |