火雞
See also: 火鸡
Chinese
fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving |
fowl; chicken | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (火雞/火鷄) | 火 | 雞/鷄 | |
| simp. (火鸡) | 火 | 鸡 | |
| Literally: “fire chicken”. | |||
火雞 (1)
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
火雞
Synonyms
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Dialectal synonyms of 火雞 (“turkey”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 鷊 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 火雞, 吐綬雞 | |
| Taxonomic name | 火雞, 吐綬雞 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 外國雞 |
| Taiwan | 火雞 | |
| Tianjin | 外國雞 | |
| Harbin | 外國雞 | |
| Singapore | 火雞 | |
| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 洋雞, 洋雞兒 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 火雞 |
| Dongguan | 火雞 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 火雞 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 火雞 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 火雞 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 火雞 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 火雞 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 火雞 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 火雞 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 火雞 |
| Quanzhou | 火雞 | |
| Zhangzhou | 火雞 | |
| Taipei | 火雞 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 火雞 | |
| Kaohsiung | 火雞 | |
| Yilan | 火雞 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 火雞 | |
| Taichung | 火雞 | |
| Tainan | 火雞 | |
| Hsinchu | 火雞 | |
| Kinmen | 火雞 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 火雞 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 火雞 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 火雞 | |
| Leizhou | 火雞 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 火雞 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 火雞 |
Dialectal synonyms of 打火機 (“lighter”) [map]
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