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鐵公雞
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铁公鸡
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Chinese
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iron
cock
;
rooster
trad.
(
鐵公雞
)
鐵
公雞
simp.
(
铁公鸡
)
铁
公鸡
Literally:
“iron rooster (i.e. difficult to pluck)”.
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
tiěgōngjī
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
tit
3
gung
1
gai
1
Wu
(
Wiktionary
)
:
thiq kon ji (T4)
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Pinyin
:
tiěgōngjī
Zhuyin
:
ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
tiiegongji
IPA
(
key
)
:
/tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
)
+
Jyutping
:
tit
3
gung
1
gai
1
Yale
:
tit g
ū
ng g
ā
i
Cantonese Pinyin
:
tit
8
gung
1
gai
1
Guangdong Romanization
:
tid
3
gung
1
gei
1
IPA
(
key
)
:
/tʰiːt̚³ kʊŋ
⁵⁵
kɐi̯
⁵⁵
/
Wu
(
Shanghainese
)
Wiktionary
:
thiq kon ji (T4)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/tʰi̯ɪʔ³³ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹/
Noun
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鐵公雞
(
slang
)
cheapskate
;
scrooge
Synonyms
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小氣鬼
/
小气鬼
(
xiǎoqìguǐ
)
See also
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一毛不拔
(
yīmáobùbá
)