草雞

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Chinese

female; ordinary; herbaceous plant fowl; chicken
trad. (草雞/草鷄) /
simp. (草鸡)

Pronunciation 1


Noun

草雞

  1. (dialectal Mandarin, Jin, Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien, Zhejiang Wu) hen
  2. (dialectal Mandarin) any landrace of chicken in China
Synonyms
  • (hen):

Adjective

草雞

  1. (dialectal Mandarin) weak; timid; cowardly
    警察立馬兒草雞
    警察立马儿草鸡
    Jǐngchá yī lái, tā lìmǎr cǎoji le.
    As soon as the police came, he immediately went chicken.

Pronunciation 2


Noun

草雞

  1. (Xiamen Hokkien) katydid (Mecopoda elongata)
Synonyms

Adjective

草雞

  1. (Xiamen Hokkien) fickle in doing things and easily making mistakes (of a person)