秧鸡

秧雞
yāngjī

water rail

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 秧 yāng
  1. sapling; seedling; sprout; (esp.) rice seedling
  2. stem; stalk; vine
  3. baby livestock; fry
  4. (dialect) to raise; to cultivate (plants or animals)
=2 鸡 jī
  1. fowl
  2. chicken
  3. (slang) prostitute

classifier: 隻
=2 鸡 jī variant of 鸡 jī

Containing this entry

普通秧鸡 pǔtōngyāngjī (bird species of China) brown-cheeked rail (Rallus indicus)
白喉斑秧鸡 báihóubānyāngjī (bird species of China) slaty-legged crake (Rallina eurizonoides)
白眉秧鸡 báiméiyāngjī (bird species of China) white-browed crake (Porzana cinerea)
红腿斑秧鸡 hóngtuǐbānyāngjī (bird species of China) red-legged crake (Rallina fasciata)
蓝胸秧鸡 lánxiōngyāngjī (bird species of China) slaty-breasted rail (Gallirallus striatus)
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