Chinese edit

metal; gold; money fowl; chicken
trad. (金雞/金鷄) /
simp. (金鸡)

Pronunciation edit



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (28) (28)
Final () (140) (39)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III IV
Fanqie
Baxter kim kej
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kˠiɪm/ /kei/
Pan
Wuyun
/kᵚim/ /kei/
Shao
Rongfen
/kiem/ /kɛi/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kjim/ /kɛj/
Li
Rong
/kjəm/ /kei/
Wang
Li
/kĭĕm/ /kiei/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ki̯əm/ /kiei/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
jīn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gam1 gai1

Noun edit

金雞

  1. Synonym of 錦雞锦鸡 (jǐnjī, golden pheasant)
  2. (Chinese mythology) golden rooster; (by extension) rooster that announces the dawn
    金雞報曉金鸡报晓  ―  jīnjī bàoxiǎo  ―  the cock announces the morning
  3. (historical) gold-headed cock on the pole used when announcing amnesty; (figuratively) amnesty
  4. (figuratively) sun

Synonyms edit

(golden pheasant):

Derived terms edit