雞同鴨講
See also: 鸡同鸭讲
Chinese
fowl; chicken like; same; similar; together; alike; withduck to talk; speech; to speak; to tell; to explaintrad. (雞同鴨講) 雞 同 鴨 講 simp. (鸡同鸭讲) 鸡 同 鸭 讲 Literally: “a chicken talking to a duck”.
Etymology
Originally Cantonese.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄤˇ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jitongriajeang
- IPA (key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ i̯a̠⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: gai1 tung4 aap3 gong2
- Yale: gāi tùhng aap góng
- Cantonese Pinyin: gai1 tung4 aap8 gong2
- Guangdong Romanization: gei1 tung4 ab3 gong2
- IPA (key): /kɐi̯⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹ ɑːp̚³ kɔːŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Idiom
雞同鴨講
- mutually unintelligible; unable to understand one another; talking about two different things; getting one's wires crossed
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