雞皇

Chinese

		fowl; chicken	emperor; surname
trad. (雞皇/鷄皇)		雞/鷄	皇
simp. (鸡皇)		鸡	皇

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīhuáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄏㄨㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gai¹ wong⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīhuáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jihuáng
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-huang²
    • Yale: jī-hwáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihwang
    • Palladius: цзихуан (czixuan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gai¹ wong⁴
    • Yale: gāi wòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gai¹ wong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gei¹ wong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹/

Noun

雞皇

1. chicken à la King

   葡汁雞皇飯／葡汁鸡皇饭 [Cantonese]  ―  pou⁴ zap¹ gai¹ wong⁴ faan⁶ [Jyutping]  ―  rice with chicken à la King in Portuguese sauce