雞項

Chinese

		fowl; chicken	back of neck; item; thing
trad. (雞項/鷄項)		雞/鷄	項
simp. (鸡项)		鸡	项
alternative forms		雞𣚺／鸡𣚺

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gai¹ hong^6-2

(Taishan, Wiktionary): gai¹ hong^4*

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gai¹ hong^6-2
  - Yale: gāi hóng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gai¹ hong^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: gei¹ hong^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯⁵⁵ hɔːŋ²²⁻³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: gai¹ hong^4*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kai³³ hɔŋ²¹⁻²¹⁵/

Noun

雞項

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

Synonyms

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Pinghua) 項雞／项鸡
(Liuzhou Mandarin) 棧雞／栈鸡
(Pingxiang Gan) 子雞婆／子鸡婆, 子雞婆仔／子鸡婆仔, 雞項仔／鸡项仔
(Hakka, Hokkien) 雞僆仔／鸡𫢪仔
(Hokkien, Teochew) 雞僆／鸡𫢪

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