鬥雞
See also: 斗鸡
Chinese
fight; contend; incite fight; contend; incite; meet; encounter |
fowl; chicken | ||
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trad. (鬥雞/鬥鷄/鬭雞/鬭鷄) | 鬥/鬭 | 雞/鷄 | |
simp. (斗鸡) | 斗 | 鸡 |
Pronunciation
Verb
鬥雞
Noun
鬥雞
- gamecock (Classifier: 隻/只 m c)
- 紀渻子為王養鬥雞。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Jìxǐngzǐ wèi wáng yǎng dòujī. [Pinyin]
- Ji Xing-zi was rearing a fighting-cock for the king.
纪渻子为王养斗鸡。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- cockfighting (Classifier: 場/场 m c)
- 孔子年三十五,而季平子與郈昭伯以鬬雞故得罪魯昭公。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Kǒngzǐ nián sānshíwǔ, ér Jì Píngzǐ yǔ Hòu Zhāobó yǐ doùjī gù dézuì Lǔ Zhāogōng. [Pinyin]
- When Confucius was thirty-five, Lord Ping of Ji and Lord Zhao of Hou incurred the wrath of Duke Zhao of Lu because of the fallout from a cockfight.
孔子年三十五,而季平子与郈昭伯以鬬鸡故得罪鲁昭公。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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