食無情雞
Chinese
editeat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed |
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trad. (食無情雞/食無情鷄) | 食 | 無情雞/無情鷄 | |
simp. (食无情鸡) | 食 | 无情鸡 | |
Literally: “to eat a merciless chicken”. |
Etymology
editPronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sik6 mou4 cing4 gai1
- Yale: sihk mòuh chìhng gāi
- Cantonese Pinyin: sik9 mou4 tsing4 gai1
- Guangdong Romanization: xig6 mou4 qing4 gei1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɪk̚² mou̯²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ kɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
edit食⫽無情雞 (verb-object)
- (Cantonese, euphemistic) to be fired