家鸡

家雞
jiājī
noun #77,435

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 domestic chicken
  2. 2 farmyard hen (as opposed to wild or game fowl)

Examples

Jiājī shì yuánjī xúnhuà lái de.
Domestic chickens were domesticated from the red junglefowl.
Nǎinai yuànzi lǐ yǎngle shí jǐ zhī jiājī.
Grandma raises a dozen or so chickens in her yard.

Tips

history
There's an old saying 家鸡 ("domestic chicken, wild duck") — people always prefer the exotic over what they have at home. Originally a Jin-dynasty quip about calligraphy tastes, still sometimes quoted when people chase trends.

Stroke Order

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