金雞

Chinese

		metal; gold; money	fowl; chicken
trad. (金雞/金鷄)		金	雞/鷄
simp. (金鸡)		金	鸡

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīnjī

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣㄐㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ gai¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kim-ke / kim-koe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīnjī
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣㄐㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jinji
  - Wade–Giles: chin¹-chi¹
  - Yale: jīn-jī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinji
  - Palladius: цзиньцзи (czinʹczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gam¹ gai¹
  - Yale: gām gāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ gai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gem¹ gei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kim-ke / kim-koe
  - Tâi-lô: kim-ke / kim-kue
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kimkef, kimkoef
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴/, /kim⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kim³³ ke³³/, /kim³³ kue³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴/, /kim⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴/, /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ kue⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴/, /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ kue⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: kim kej

Rime
Character	金	雞
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	侵 (140)	齊 (39)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	IV
Fanqie	居吟切	古奚切
Baxter	kim	kej
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠiɪm/	/kei/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚim/	/kei/
Shao Rongfen	/kiem/	/kɛi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kjim/	/kɛj/
Li Rong	/kjəm/	/kei/
Wang Li	/kĭĕm/	/kiei/
Bernard Karlgren	/ki̯əm/	/kiei/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jīn	jī
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gam¹	gai¹

Noun

金雞

Synonym of 錦雞／锦鸡 (jǐnjī, “golden pheasant”)
(Chinese mythology) golden rooster; (by extension) rooster that announces the dawn
金雞報曉／金鸡报晓 ― jīnjī bàoxiǎo ― the cock announces the morning
(historical) gold-headed cock on the pole used when announcing amnesty; (figuratively) amnesty
(figuratively) sun

Synonyms

(golden pheasant):

鷩／𫜁 (bì)
錦雞／锦鸡 (jǐnjī)
鵔鸃／𱉿𱉌 (jùnyí)
鳪雉 (bǔzhì)

Derived terms

三足金雞／三足金鸡
金雞勒／金鸡勒
金雞寶帳／金鸡宝帐
金雞柱／金鸡柱
金雞步帳／金鸡步帐
金雞湖／金鸡湖 (Jīnjī Hú)
金雞獨立／金鸡独立
金雞石／金鸡石
金雞竿／金鸡竿
金雞納樹／金鸡纳树
金雞納霜／金鸡纳霜 (jīnjīnàshuāng)
金雞障／金鸡障

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