Cantonese Dictionary

雞縱菌

gai1 zung1 kwan2

Cantonese

a type of fungus which grows on the trunk of the lychee tree | also 荔枝菌, 夏至菌

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雞罩

gai1 zaau3

Mandarin: ji1 zhao4

Simplified: 鸡罩

a bottomless bowl-shaped basket serving as a chicken coop

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雞翅

gai1 ci3

Mandarin: ji1 chi4

Simplified: 鸡翅

chicken wing(s)

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雞翼

gai1 jik6

Mandarin: ji1 yi4

Simplified: 鸡翼

chicken wing

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雞翼袖

gai1 jik6 zau6

Mandarin: ji1 yi4 xiu4

Simplified: 鸡翼袖

cap sleeve

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雞肉

gai1 juk6

chicken (meat)

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雞肉包

gai1 juk6 baau1

chicken pau (pau ayam, chicken buns)

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雞胸

gai1 hung1

Mandarin: ji1 xiong1

Simplified: 鸡胸

chicken breast

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雞胸肉

gai1 hung1 juk6

Mandarin: ji1xiong1 rou4

Simplified: 鸡胸肉

chicken breast meat [written and colloquial]

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雞脾

gai1 pei4*2

Mandarin: ji1 pi2

Cantonese

chicken legs

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雞脾

gai1 bei2

Mandarin: ji1 pi2

Simplified: 鸡脾

chicken leg (spoken)

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雞脾打人牙骹軟

gai1 bei2 daa2 jan4 ngaa4 gaau3 jyun5

Mandarin: ji1 pi2 da3 ren2 ya2 qiao1 ruan3

Simplified: 鸡脾打人牙骹软

(to hit someone's jaw with a chicken drumstick and the jaw will be soften); to persuade someone by offering him | her something pleasant

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雞腎

gai1 san2

Mandarin: ji1 shen4

Simplified: 鸡肾

chicken gizzard

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雞腳

gai1 goek3

Mandarin: ji1jiao3

Simplified: 鸡脚

(food) (of dim sum) Chicken feet

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雞腸

gai1 coeng2

Mandarin: ji1 chang2

Simplified: 鸡肠

the slang to describe the English writing (literal meaning: chicken intestine)

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雞腸字

gai1 coeng4*2 zi6

Cantonese

English language writing; written language of westerners

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雞腸字

gai1 coeng4 zi6

Mandarin: ji1 chang2 zi4

Simplified: 鸡肠字

English words | letter | writing

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雞腿

gai1 teoi2

Mandarin: ji1 tui3

chicken drumstick; chicken thigh | Cant.: 雞髀

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雞花

gai1 faa1

Mandarin: ji1 hua1

Simplified: 鸡花

a baby chicken that has just hatched out from the egg

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雞蛋

gai1 daan6*2

Mandarin: ji1 dan4

chicken egg

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雞蛋仔

gai1 daan2 zai2

Mandarin: ji1 dan4 zi3

Simplified: 鸡蛋仔

egg puff

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雞蛋果

gai1 daan6 gwo2

purple granadilla (Passiflora edulis)

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雞蛋炒飯

gai1 daan6*2 caau2 faan6

Mandarin: ji1 dan4 chao3 fan4

egg fried rice

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雞蛋碰石頭

gai1 daan2 pung3 sek6 tau4

Mandarin: ji1 dan4 peng4 shi2 tou5

Simplified: 鸡蛋碰石头

to throw an egg at a rock ; to attack somebody far stronger than oneself

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雞蛋花

gai1 daan6 faa1

Mandarin: ji1 dan4 hua1

Simplified: 鸡蛋花

frangipani, a type of flower

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雞蛋花

gai1 daan6*2 faa1

frangipani

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雞蛋裡挑骨頭

gai1 daan6*2 leoi5 tiu1 gwat1 tau4

Mandarin: ji1 dan4 li3 tiao3 gu3 tou2

choosy; picky

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雞蛋餡烘餅

gai1 daan6 haam2 hong3 beng2

Mandarin: ji1 dan4 xian4 hong1 bing3

[1] egg custard tart -- often featured at dim sum (點心) restaurants [2] [粵]: 蛋撻

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雞蛋麥克松餅

gai1 daan6*2 mak6 hak1 cung4 beng2

Egg McMuffin

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雞蟲

gai1 cung4

Mandarin: ji1 chong2

Simplified: 鸡虫

whorehound

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