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野雞

简野鸡 · 繁野雞

Mandarin · pinyin yě jī

pheasant
unregistered and operating illegally (business)
(slang) prostitute

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野: yě · open country, field; wilderness
雞: jī · chickens; domestic fowl
鸡: jī · chicken

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3–1 · ye3 ji1

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je5 gai1

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noun

common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
(figurative, slang) streetwalker; lower-quality prostitute

adj

(figurative, attributive) operating illegally

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