雞項

Chinese

		fowl; chicken	back of neck; item; thing
trad. (雞項)		雞	項
simp. (鸡项)		鸡	项
alt. 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 (Jyutping): gai¹ hong^6-2

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gai¹ hong^6-2
  - Yale: gāi hóng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gai¹ hong^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: gei¹ hong²
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯⁵⁵ hɔːŋ²²⁻³⁵/

Noun

雞項

(Cantonese) female chick that has not laid eggs

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