鐵公雞

See also: 铁公鸡

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Chinese

		iron	cock; rooster
trad. (鐵公雞)		鐵	公雞
simp. (铁公鸡)		铁	公鸡

Etymology

First part of the xiehouyu 鐵公雞——一毛不拔 (literally “iron rooster—not a feather to pluck”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tiěgōngjī

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tit³ gung¹ gai¹
• Wu (Wiktionary): thiq kon ji (T4)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: tiěgōngjī
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tiiegongji
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tiěgongji
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰjɛ˨˩˦꜕꜖꜖ kʊŋ˥ t͡ɕi˥/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: tit³ gung¹ gai¹
    • Yale: tit gūng gāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tit⁸ gung¹ gai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: tid³ gung¹ gei¹
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰiːt˧ kʊŋ˥ kɐi̯˥/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: thiq kon ji (T4)
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɪʔ˧ kʊŋ˥ t͡ɕi˨˩/

Noun

鐵公雞

1. (xiehouyu, figuratively) cheapskate; scrooge (Classifier: 個／个 m c)

   • 搞了半天，謝師宴是請我來這個小麪店吃東西呀！你真是個鐵公雞，那不是便宜你了嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
     搞了半天，谢师宴是请我来这个小面店吃东西呀！你真是个铁公鸡，那不是便宜你了吗？ [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2010, 馬翠蘿, 《星月童話·遇上百分百王子》, page 132

     Gǎo le bàntiān, xièshīyàn shì qǐng wǒ lái zhège xiǎo miàndiàn chī dōngxi ya! Nǐ zhēn shì ge tiěgōngjī, nà bùshì piányi nǐ le ma? [Pinyin]

     After all this, you're just going to treat me to something at this small noodle shop as the teacher appreciation banquet! You're such a cheapskate. Isn't this letting you off too easily?

Synonyms

• 小氣鬼／小气鬼 (xiǎoqìguǐ)
• 吝嗇鬼／吝啬鬼 (lìnsèguǐ)
• 老摳／老抠