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竹絲雞

简竹丝鸡 · 繁竹絲雞

Mandarin · pinyin zhú sī jī

black-boned chicken
silky fowl
silkie
Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson
see also 烏骨雞 wū gǔ jī

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竹: zhú · bamboo; flute; Kangxi radical 118
絲: Look up this written character
雞: jī · chickens; domestic fowl
丝: sī · silk; fine thread; wire; strings
鸡: jī · chicken

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2–1–1 · zhu2 si1 ji1

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zuk1 si1 gai1

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noun

(Cantonese) silkie (a breed of chicken) (Classifier: 隻／只 c)

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