白雞

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	fowl; chicken
trad. (白雞/白鷄)		白	雞/鷄
simp. (白鸡)		白	鸡

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): báijī

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄐㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ gai¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: báijī
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄐㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: báiji
  - Wade–Giles: pai²-chi¹
  - Yale: bái-jī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairji
  - Palladius: байцзи (bajczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    白芨
    白雞／白鸡
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: baak⁶ gai¹
  - Yale: baahk gāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ gai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ gei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚² kɐi̯⁵⁵/

Noun

白雞

(literal) white chicken
inauspicious year

Derived terms

夢白雞／梦白鸡 (mèngbáijī)
白雞之夢／白鸡之梦
白雞夢／白鸡梦
白雞年／白鸡年

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