劏雞

Chinese

		to kill; to slaughter; to butcher	fowl; chicken
trad. (劏雞/劏鷄)		劏	雞/鷄
simp. (㓥鸡)		㓥	鸡

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): tong¹ gai¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: tong¹ gai¹
  - Yale: tōng gāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tong¹ gai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: tong¹ gei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

Verb

劏⫽雞 (verb-object) (Cantonese)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 劏／㓥 (tāng),‎ 雞／鸡 (jī).
(figurative) to play a string instrument badly, especially a violin
(by extension) to sing badly
劏雞噉唱／㓥鸡噉唱 [Cantonese] ― tong¹ gai¹ gam² coeng³ [Jyutping] ― to sing badly

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