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田雞

简田鸡 · 繁田雞

Mandarin · pinyin tián jī

frog
the Chinese edible frog (Hoplobatrachus rugulosus)

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田: tián · field, arable land, cultivated
雞: jī · chickens; domestic fowl
鸡: jī · chicken

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2–1 · tian2 ji1

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tin4 gai1

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noun

frog (amphibian); more specifically the Chinese edible frog (Hoplobatrachus chinensis, syn. Hoplobatrachus rugulosus) (Classifier: 隻／只)
(figurative, colloquial, humorous or derogatory) short for 四眼田雞／四眼田鸡 (sìyǎn tiánjī, “bespectacled person, four-eyes”)

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