雞腸

Chinese

fowl; chicken intestines
trad. (雞腸)
simp. (鸡肠)
The loopy letters of cursive handwriting look like chicken intestines to Cantonese people who cannot understand English.

Pronunciation


Noun

雞腸

  1. chicken intestines
  2. (Cantonese, figurative) foreign language written in the Latin alphabet, especially English
    國語不如雞腸 [Cantonese, trad.]
    国语不如鸡肠 [Cantonese, simp.]
    From: 1965, 恩義難忘 [Your Infinitive Kindness]
    gwok3 jyu5 tung4 keoi5 gaau2 m4 dim6 laa3, bat1 jyu4 jung6 gai1 coeng4-2? [Jyutping]
    Mandarin won't work; how about English?

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 雞腸鳥肚鸡肠鸟肚
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