劏雞

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Chinese

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to kill; to slaughter; to butcher fowl; chicken
trad. (劏雞/劏鷄) /
simp. (㓥鸡)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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劏⫽雞 (verb-object) (Cantonese)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see (tāng),‎ ().
  2. (figurative) to play a string instrument badly, especially a violin
  3. (by extension) to sing badly
    劏雞㓥鸡 [Cantonese]  ―  tong1 gai1 gam2 coeng3 [Jyutping]  ―  to sing badly