雞項

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Chinese

fowl; chicken back of neck; item; thing
trad. (雞項/鷄項) /
simp. (鸡项)
alternative forms 雞𣚺鸡𣚺

Etymology

is from Proto-Tai *C̬.qɤːŋᴮ (young hen) (Li, 1990; Bauer, 1996). Compare Zhuang gaeqhangh, Bouyei gaishaangh.

Pronunciation


Noun

雞項

  1. (Cantonese, Pingxiang Gan) female chick that has not laid eggs

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