call G
Chinese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
call (“to call; to summon”) + G (“female prostitute”), from English call + Mandarin 雞／鸡 (jī). Compare 召妓 (ziu6 gei6, “to visit a female prostitute”, literally “to summon a prostitute”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
call⫽G (verb-object)
Synonyms edit
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 冶遊 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 嫖娼, 嫖妓, 狎妓, 宿娼 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 逛窯子, 打野雞 |
| Taiwan | 嫖妓, 打炮 | |
| Harbin | 逛窯子, 打兔兒, 打兔子 | |
| Xi'an | 逛窯子 | |
| Xining | 嫖妓 | |
| Chengdu | 逮貓兒 | |
| Liuzhou | 嫖騇 | |
| Xuzhou | 鑽狗洞 | |
| Yangzhou | 嫖媽媽, 打野食 | |
| Singapore | 嫖妓, 叫雞 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 嫖老舉, 嫖騇, 叫雞, 食雞 |
| Hong Kong | 叫雞, 召妓, 撳鐘仔, call G | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 叫雞 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 開細妹仔 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 開細妹仔 | |
| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 開細妹 | |
| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 屌細妹仔 | |
| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 開細妹仔 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 開細妹仔 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 打茶會 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 逛窯子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 𢫦炮 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 嫖白面, 食雞 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 開查某, 開銷 |
| Quanzhou | 開查某, 開銷 | |
| Zhangzhou | 開查某, 開銷 | |
| New Taipei (Tamsui) | 開查某 | |
| New Taipei (Pingxi) | 開查某 | |
| Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 開查某 | |
| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 開查某 | |
| Yilan (Toucheng) | 開查某 | |
| Tainan | 開查某 | |
| Tainan (Anping) | 開查某 | |
| Penghu (Xiyu) | 開查某 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 叫雞 | |
| Leizhou | 放娘 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Sanxiang | 搵雞, 嫖老舉 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 嫖騇 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 打野雞, 斬鹹肉 |
| Danyang | 打野雞 | |