鐵公雞
See also: 铁公鸡
Chinese
| 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
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tiiegongji
- IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: tit3 gung1 gai1
- Yale: tit gūng gāi
- Cantonese Pinyin: tit8 gung1 gai1
- Guangdong Romanization: tid3 gung1 gei1
- IPA (key): /tʰiːt̚³ kʊŋ⁵⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Wu
- (Shanghainese)
- Wiktionary: thiq kon ji (T4)
- IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɪʔ³³ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹/
- (Shanghainese)
Noun
鐵公雞
- (slang) cheapskate; scrooge
Synonyms
See also
- 一毛不拔 (yīmáobùbá)
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