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辣雞

简辣鸡 · 繁辣雞

Mandarin · pinyin là jī

spicy chicken
(Internet slang) garbage (pun on 垃圾 lā jī)

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辣: là · peppery, pungent, hot; cruel
雞: jī · chickens; domestic fowl
鸡: jī · chicken

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4–1 · la4 ji1

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naat3 gai1

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noun · Etymology 1

(neologism, Internet slang, humorous or offensive, chiefly Mainland China Mandarin) alternative form of 垃圾 (lājī, “garbage; rubbish; trash; waste; refuse; junk”)

adj · Etymology 1

(neologism, Internet slang, humorous or offensive, chiefly Mainland China Mandarin) alternative form of 垃圾 (lājī, “very bad; rubbish”)

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