童子雞

See also: 童子鸡

Chinese

		boy; scholar who has not passed the county level imperial exam	fowl; chicken
trad. (童子雞)		童子	雞
simp. (童子鸡)		童子	鸡

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tóngzǐjī

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄗˇ ㄐㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tung⁴ zi² gai¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: tóngzǐjī
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄗˇ ㄐㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: torngtzyyji
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tung⁴ zi² gai¹
  - Yale: tùhng jí gāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tung⁴ dzi² gai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: tung⁴ ji² gei¹
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ²¹ t͡siː³⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

Noun

童子雞

young chicken
(slang, Shanghai) young man who dates an older woman
(slang, Shanghai) male virgin

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