銀雞

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Chinese

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Etymology 1

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silver fowl; chicken
trad. (銀雞/銀鷄) /
simp. (银鸡)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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銀雞

  1. silver pheasant (Lophura nycthemera)
Synonyms
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  • (silver pheasant):
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Etymology 2

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silver whistle
trad. (銀雞/銀鷄) /
simp. (银鸡)
銀雞 (etymology 2)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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銀雞

  1. (Cantonese) silver whistle; police whistle (Classifier: c)
    銀雞银鸡 [Cantonese]  ―  ceoi1 ngan4 gai1 [Jyutping]  ―  to blow a silver whistle