棉花雞

See also: 棉花鸡

Chinese

		cotton; Mianhua Islet	fowl; chicken
trad. (棉花雞/棉花鷄)		棉花	雞/鷄
simp. (棉花鸡)		棉花	鸡

Etymology

棉花 (miánhuā) refers to the fish maw, which resembles a piece of cotton.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): miánhuājī

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚㄐㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): min⁴ faa¹ gai¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: miánhuājī
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚㄐㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: miánhuaji
  - Wade–Giles: mien²-hua¹-chi¹
  - Yale: myán-hwā-jī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mianhuaji
  - Palladius: мяньхуацзи (mjanʹxuaczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɛn³⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: min⁴ faa¹ gai¹
  - Yale: mìhn fā gāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: min⁴ faa¹ gai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: min⁴ fa¹ gei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /miːn²¹ faː⁵⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

Noun

棉花雞

steamed chicken with fish maw (a common dim sum dish)

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