雞項

Chinese

		fowl; chicken	back of neck; item; thing
trad. (雞項/鷄項)		雞/鷄	項
simp. (鸡项)		鸡	项
alternative forms		雞𣚺／鸡𣚺

Etymology

項 is from Proto-Tai *C̬.qɤːŋᴮ (“young hen”) (Li, 1990; Bauer, 1996). Compare Zhuang gaeqhangh, Bouyei gaishaangh.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gai¹ hong^6-2

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): gai¹ hong^4*

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gai¹ hong^6-2
    • Yale: gāi hóng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gai¹ hong^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: gei¹ hong^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯⁵⁵ hɔːŋ²²⁻³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: gai¹ hong^4*
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kai³³ hɔŋ²¹⁻²¹⁵/

Noun

雞項

1. (Cantonese, Pingxiang Gan) female chick that has not laid eggs

Synonyms

• (Liuzhou Mandarin, Pinghua) 項雞／项鸡
• (Liuzhou Mandarin) 棧雞／栈鸡
• (Pingxiang Gan) 子雞婆／子鸡婆, 子雞婆仔／子鸡婆仔, 雞項仔／鸡项仔
• (Hakka, Hokkien) 雞僆仔／鸡𫢪仔
• (Hokkien, Teochew) 雞僆／鸡𫢪