鐵嘴雞

简 铁嘴鸡 · 繁 鐵嘴雞
Cantonese · source Jyutpingtit3 zeoi2 gai1

Meanings

  1. (slang) a woman who is quarrelsome and sharp-tongued; an argumentative woman who will not admit defeat
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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.

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Reading & tones

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Same syllable, six tones

tittit1—tit2—铁tit3not knowledgeabletit4—tit5—tit6—
gai鸡gai1fowlgai2—计gai3to calculategai4—gai5—gai6—

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: tie3 zui5 ji1. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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tit3 zeoi2 gai1

Cantonese word readings for 鐵嘴雞. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Exact source record & identity鐵嘴雞 铁嘴鸡 [tie3 zui5 ji1] {tit3 zeoi2 gai1} /(slang) a woman who is quarrelsome and sharp-tongued; an argumentative woman who will not admit defeat/

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