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金雞

简金鸡 · 繁金雞

Mandarin · pinyin jīn jī

golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)

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金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
雞: jī · chickens; domestic fowl
鸡: jī · chicken

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1–1 · jin1 ji1

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noun

synonym of 錦雞 /锦鸡 (jǐnjī, “golden pheasant”)
(Chinese mythology) golden rooster; (by extension) rooster that announces the dawn
(historical) gold-headed cock on the pole used when announcing amnesty; (figuratively) amnesty
(figuratively) sun

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