雞㙡

Chinese

		fowl; chicken
trad. (雞㙡/鷄㙡)		雞/鷄	㙡
simp. (鸡𭎂)		鸡	𭎂
alternative forms		雞樅／鸡枞

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīzōng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄗㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gai¹ zung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīzōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄗㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jizong
  - Wade–Giles: chi¹-tsung¹
  - Yale: jī-dzūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jitzong
  - Palladius: цзицзун (cziczun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gai¹ zung¹
  - Yale: gāi jūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gai¹ dzung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gei¹ zung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

雞㙡

Termitomyces mushroom; termite mushroom

Usage notes

In simplified Chinese, may seen written as 鸡㙡 in digital environments due to technical limitations.
Also used in 草雞㙡 / 草鸡𭎂 (“Amanita caojizong”) and 露水雞㙡 / 露水鸡𭎂 (“Oudemansiella raphanipes”) for their visual similarity to termite mushrooms; compare similar usages of 豆腐.