pheasant; wild mountain fowl
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
pheasant; wild mountain chicken (a type of wild fowl)
dialectDialectal term used in some regions to refer to pheasants or wild mountain fowl, as opposed to domestic chickens. In standard Mandarin, 野鸡 is more commonly used.
Shān山
lǐ里
rén人
cháng常
cháng常
néng能
bǔ捕
dào到
shān山
jī鸡
。
Mountain villagers often catch pheasants.
Zhè这
zhī只
shān山
jī鸡
de的
yǔ羽
máo毛
zhēn真
piào漂
liang亮
。
This pheasant has really beautiful feathers.
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Shān山
jī鸡
ròu肉
bǐ比
jiā家
jī鸡
ròu肉
gèng更
yǒu有
jiáo嚼
jìn劲
。
Pheasant meat is chewier than domestic chicken meat.