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鐵公雞

鐵公雞

See also: 铁公鸡

Chinese

		iron	cock; rooster
trad. (鐵公雞)		鐵	公雞
simp. (铁公鸡)		铁	公鸡
Literally: “iron rooster (i.e. difficult to pluck)”.

Noun

鐵公雞

(slang) cheapskate; scrooge

Synonyms

小氣鬼／小气鬼 (xiǎoqìguǐ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): tiěgōngjī

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄨㄥㄐㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tit³ gung¹ gai¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: tiěgōngjī
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄨㄥㄐㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tieegongji
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tit³ gung¹ gai¹
  - Yale: tit gūng gāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tit⁸ gung¹ gai¹
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰiːt̚³ kʊŋ⁵⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/