鸡蛋 雞蛋 jī dàn (chicken) egg / hen's egg / CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2] syn 鸡肉 雞肉 jī ròu chicken meat 卡拉 kǎ lā karaoke / (Tw) (of chicken etc) crispy, deep-fried 炸鸡 炸雞 zhá jī fried chicken 鸡翅 雞翅 jī chì chicken wings (fast food) 鸡汤 雞湯 jī tāng chicken stock / chicken soup / (fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives) 鸡毛蒜皮 雞毛蒜皮 jī máo suàn pí lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom) / fig. trivial (matter) syn 鹤立鸡群 鶴立雞群 hè lì jī qún a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom) / way above the common / manifestly superior syn 肯德基 kěn dé jī KFC / Kentucky Fried Chicken 怯懦 qiè nuò timid / cowardly / chicken-hearted syn 养鸡场 養雞場 yǎng jī chǎng chicken farm 鸡毛 雞毛 jī máo chicken feather / CL:根[gen1] / trivial 辛辣 xīn là spicy hot (taste) / fig. biting (criticism) syn 刺激性 cì jī xìng thrilling / exciting / stimulating / irritating / provocative / pungent / spicy 酸甜苦辣 suān tián kǔ là sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot / fig. the joys and sorrows of life syn 鸡舍 雞舍 jī shè chicken coop 雏鸡 雛雞 chú jī chick / newly hatched chicken syn 鸡肋 雞肋 jī lèi chicken ribs / sth of little value or interest / sth of dubious worth that one is reluctant to give up / to be physically weak 肉鸡 肉雞 ròu jī chicken raised for meat / broiler / (computing) zombie / infected computer in a botnet 乌鸡 烏雞 wū jī black-boned chicken / silky fowl / silkie / Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson 麻辣烫 麻辣燙 má là tàng hot spicy soup (often sold at street stalls) 酸辣汤 酸辣湯 suān là tāng hot and sour soup / sour and spicy soup 草鸡 草雞 cǎo jī free-range chicken / (dialect) hen / cowardly syn 鸡腿 雞腿 jī tuǐ chicken leg / drumstick / CL:根[gen1] 五味 wǔ wèi the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸 / all kinds of flavors 鸡精 雞精 jī jīng chicken bouillon powder (PRC) / essence of chicken, concentrated chicken stock sold as a tonic (Tw) 呆若木鸡 呆若木雞 dāi ruò mù jī lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom) / fig. dumbstruck syn 烤鸡 烤雞 kǎo jī roast chicken 手无缚鸡之力 手無縛雞之力 shǒu wú fù jī zhī lì lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (saying) / fig. weak / unaccustomed to physical work syn 土鸡 土雞 tǔ jī free-range chicken 鸡丁 雞丁 jī dīng diced chicken meat 比翼双飞 比翼雙飛 bǐ yì shuāng fēi lit. a pair of birds flying close together (idiom) / fig. two hearts beating as one / name of a sweet and sour chicken wing dish syn 六畜 liù chù six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog syn 杀鸡取卵 殺雞取卵 shā jī qǔ luǎn lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom) / fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs syn 乌骨鸡 烏骨雞 wū gǔ jī black-boned chicken / silky fowl / silkie / Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson 鸡 雞 jī fowl / chicken / CL:隻|只[zhi1] / (slang) prostitute syn 辣 là hot (spicy) / pungent / (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting / to burn syn 罩 zhào to cover / to spread over / a cover / a shade / a hood / bamboo fish trap / bamboo chicken coop / (Tw) (coll.) to protect / to have sb's back / (Tw) (coll.) awesome / incredible / (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住[zhao4de2zhu4]) to have things under control / to be able to handle it syn 鸡飞蛋打 雞飛蛋打 jī fēi dàn dǎ the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken / a dead loss (idiom) syn 毛血旺 máo xuè wàng duck's blood and beef tripe in spicy soup 口水鸡 口水雞 kǒu shuǐ jī steamed chicken with chili sauce 热辣辣 熱辣辣 rè là là burning hot / scorching / (of food) spicy hot / (of news, topics etc) sensational / attention-grabbing / emotionally intense syn 仔鸡 仔雞 zǐ jī chick / baby chicken 白斩鸡 白斬雞 bái zhǎn jī Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken" 嫁鸡随鸡 嫁雞隨雞 jià jī suí jī If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken (idiom) / A woman should follow whatever her husband orders. / We must learn to accept the people around us. 偷鸡摸狗 偷雞摸狗 tōu jī mō gǒu to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom) / to pilfer / to dally with women / to have affairs syn 割鸡焉用牛刀 割雞焉用牛刀 gē jī yān yòng niú dāo lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom) / fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter / also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[sha1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1] 只鸡斗酒 隻雞斗酒 zhī jī dǒu jiǔ lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom) / fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests 小肚鸡肠 小肚雞腸 xiǎo dù jī cháng lit. small belly, chicken's gut (idiom) / narrow-minded / petty syn 斗酒只鸡 斗酒隻雞 dǒu jiǔ zhī jī lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom) / fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests 杀鸡儆猴 殺雞儆猴 shā jī jǐng hóu lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom) / fig. to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres 牝鸡司晨 牝雞司晨 pìn jī sī chén female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom) / a woman usurps authority / women meddle in politics / The female wears the trousers. 牝鸡牡鸣 牝雞牡鳴 pìn jī mǔ míng female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom) / a woman usurps authority / women meddle in politics / The female wears the trousers. 胆小如鼠 膽小如鼠 dǎn xiǎo rú shǔ (idiom) chicken-hearted / gutless syn 宫保鸡丁 宮保雞丁 gōng bǎo jī dīng Kung Pao Chicken / spicy diced chicken 宫爆鸡丁 宮爆雞丁 gōng bào jī dīng gong bao chicken / spicy diced chicken 大盘鸡 大盤雞 dà pán jī dapanji or "big plate chicken", a kind of spicy chicken stew originating from Xinjiang 醉鸡 醉雞 zuì jī chicken in rice wine / also translated drunken chicken 鸡排 雞排 jī pái chicken breast / chicken cutlet 七里香 qī lǐ xiāng orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata) / "chicken butt", popular Taiwan snack on a stick, made of marinated "white cut chicken" butt 白切鸡 白切雞 bái qiē jī Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken" 嫁鸡随鸡，嫁狗随狗 嫁雞隨雞，嫁狗隨狗 jià jī suí jī , jià gǒu suí gǒu if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog (idiom) 鸡块 雞塊 jī kuài chicken nugget / chicken piece 鸡米花 雞米花 jī mǐ huā chicken nuggets / popcorn chicken 左宗棠鸡 左宗棠雞 zuǒ zōng táng jī General Tso's chicken, a deep-fried chicken dish 担担面 擔擔麵 dàn dàn miàn Sichuan noodles with a spicy and numbing sauce 微辣 wēi là mildly spicy 极辣 極辣 jí là very spicy 沙茶 shā chá satay (spicy peanut sauce), also spelled sate 荤辛 葷辛 hūn xīn very pungent and spicy vegetable dishes (a common Buddhist term) 重辣 zhòng là very spicy 鸳鸯锅 鴛鴦鍋 yuān yang guō "mandarin ducks" pot (hot pot with a divider, containing spicy soup on one side, mild soup on the other) 喇沙 lǎ shā laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia 叻沙 lè shā laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia 重口味 zhòng kǒu wèi strong flavor (spicy, salty etc) / (of food) strongly flavored / (of a person) having a preference for strong flavors / (slang) intense / hardcore XO酱 XO醬 X O jiàng XO sauce, a spicy seafood sauce invented in Hong Kong in the 1980s 辣条 辣條 là tiáo spicy sticks, a snack food similar to beef jerky but made with flour or dried beancurd instead of meat 酸儿辣女 酸兒辣女 suān ér là nǚ if a woman likes to eat sour during pregnancy, she will have a boy / if she likes to eat spicy, she will have a girl (idiom) 变态辣 變態辣 biàn tài là (coll.) insanely spicy 加辣 jiā là to add spice / to make it spicy 火鸡面 火雞麵 huǒ jī miàn buldak ramen (a type of spicy Korean instant noodles) 酸甜苦辣 suān - tián - kǔ - là lit. sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom) / fig. all kinds of flavors / the joys and sorrows of life syn 鸡毛店 雞毛店 jī máo diàn a simple inn with only chicken feathers to sleep on 家乡鸡 家鄉雞 jiā xiāng jī hometown chicken (item on a menu) 杀鸡给猴看 殺雞給猴看 shā jī gěi hóu kàn lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey / fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others 凤爪 鳳爪 fèng zhǎo chicken feet (cuisine) syn 偷鸡不成蚀把米 偷雞不成蝕把米 tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom) / fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off / to go for wool and come back shorn 拿着鸡毛当令箭 拿著雞毛當令箭 ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom) / to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext 指鸡骂狗 指雞罵狗 zhǐ jī mà gǒu lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom) / fig. to make indirect criticisms syn 新疆小盘鸡 新疆小盤雞 xīn jiāng xiǎo pán jī Xinjiang small-plate chicken (typical dish from North-West China) 柠檬鸡 檸檬雞 níng méng jī lemon chicken 武山鸡 武山雞 wǔ shān jī see 烏骨雞|乌骨鸡[wu1 gu3 ji1] / black-boned chicken / silky fowl / silkie 杀鸡吓猴 殺雞嚇猴 shā jī xià hóu lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom) / to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres syn 杀鸡警猴 殺雞警猴 shā jī jǐng hóu lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom) / to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres 炸子鸡 炸子雞 zhá zǐ jī crispy fried chicken 竹丝鸡 竹絲雞 zhú sī jī black-boned chicken / silky fowl / silkie / Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson / see also 烏骨雞|乌骨鸡[wu1 gu3 ji1] 肯德基炸鸡 肯德基炸雞 kěn dé jī zhá jī Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) 胸肉 xiōng ròu breast meat (brisket, chicken breast etc) 脯子 pú zi breast meat (of chicken etc) 