Chinese
Etymology
For the second sense, 雞 / 鸡 (jī) is short for 打雞血 / 打鸡血 (dǎ jīxuè)
Pronunciation
Noun
雞娃
- (dialectal) chick
- (neologism, slang) schoolchild under parental pressure to perform well academically
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
小雞 (“chick; young chicken”)
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| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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雛, 雞雛
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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雛雞
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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小雞兒
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| Taiwan
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小雞
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| Harbin
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雞崽兒
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| Shenyang
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雞崽兒
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| Singapore
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小雞
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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小雞兒
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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小雞兒
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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雞娃兒
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| Wanrong
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雞娃
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| Xi'an
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雞娃兒, 雞娃子
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| Xining
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雞娃兒, 雞雞
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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雞娃子, 雞娃兒
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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雞娃娃, 雞娃子
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| Lanzhou
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雞娃子
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| Ürümqi
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雞娃子
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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小雞兒, 小雞, 雞娃兒, 雞娃子, 雞兒, 雞崽崽, 小雞娃, 小雞娃兒
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| Wuhan
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小雞, 雞娃, 小雞娃, 小雞子
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| Guiyang
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小雞兒, 雞兒, 小雞崽, 雞崽
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| Kunming
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小雞
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| Liuzhou
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雞崽
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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小秧雞, 小雞, 絨雞 suburbs
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| Yangzhou
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小雞子, 小羊雞子
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| Nantong
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小雞兒
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| Hefei
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小雞
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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雞仔
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| Hong Kong
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雞仔
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| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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雞仔
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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雞仔
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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雞仔
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| Taishan
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雞仔
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| Dongguan
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雞仔
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| Yangjiang
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雞仔
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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雞仔
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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雞仔
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| Yangon (Taishan)
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雞仔
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| Mandalay (Taishan)
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雞仔
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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雞崽子
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| Lichuan
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雞崽兒
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| Pingxiang
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雞崽子
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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細雞仔, 細雞
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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雞仔
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| Wuhua (Shuizhai)
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雞仔哩
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| Wuhua (Mianyang)
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小雞
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| Heyuan (Bendihua)
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雞仔
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| Wengyuan
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細雞子
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| Liannan
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雞仔
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| Jiexi
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雞子
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| Luhe
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細雞仔
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| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
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雞子
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| Changting
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細雞子
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| Wuping (Yanqian)
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細雞子
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| Ninghua
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雞仔
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| Yudu
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尒雞子, 雞子
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| Ningdu
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細雞子
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| Tonggu (Sandu)
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雞仔
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| Ganzhou (Panlong)
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雞仔子
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| Dayu
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雞仔哩
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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雞子, 細雞子
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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雞㸰仔, 細雞子
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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雞子, 細雞子
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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雞子, 細雞子
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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雞子, 細雞子
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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雞么
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| Hong Kong
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雞仔
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| Yangxi (Tangkou)
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雞子
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| Yangchun (Sanjia)
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雞仔
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| Xinyi (Sihe)
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雞仔
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| Xinyi (Qianpai)
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雞仔
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| Gaozhou (Xindong)
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雞仔
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| Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
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雞卒
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| Huazhou (Xin'an)
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雞子
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| Lianjiang (Qingping)
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雞子
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| Mengshan (Xihe)
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雞仔
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| Luchuan
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雞妮
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| Sabah (Longchuan)
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雞仔
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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雞仔
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| Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)
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細雞仔
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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細雞
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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小雞兒, 小雞, 雞娃子
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| Xinzhou
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小雞兒
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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雞仔
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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雞囝
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| Fuqing
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雞囝
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| Matsu
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雞囝
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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雞仔囝, 雞仔, 雞桃
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| Quanzhou
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雞仔, 雞豚仔
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| Jinjiang
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雞仔
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| Yongchun
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雞囝
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| Zhangzhou
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雞仔囝, 雞仔, 雞桃, 雞桃仔
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| Taipei
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雞仔囝
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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雞仔囝
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| Kaohsiung
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雞仔囝
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| Yilan
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雞仔囝
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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雞仔囝
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| Taichung
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雞仔囝
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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雞仔囝
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| Tainan
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雞仔囝
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| Taitung
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雞仔囝
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| Hsinchu
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雞仔囝
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| Kinmen
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雞仔囝
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| Penghu (Magong)
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雞仔囝
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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雞囝
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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雞囝
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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雞仔
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| Medan (Hokkien)
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雞囝
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| Chaozhou
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雞囝
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
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雞囝
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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雞囝
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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雞囝
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| Haikou
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雞囝
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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雞囝
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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雞囝
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| Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
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雞囝
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| Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
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雞囝
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| Xianyou
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雞囝
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| Xianyou (Fengting)
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雞囝
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| Xianyou (Youyang)
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雞囝
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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雞崽, 細雞
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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小雞
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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小雞
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| Suzhou
|
小雞
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| Danyang
|
小雞
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| Hangzhou
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小雞兒
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| Ningbo
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小雞
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| Wenzhou
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雞兒
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| Jinhua
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小雞, 小雞兒
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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雞崽子
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| Loudi
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雞崽唧
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| Shuangfeng
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雞崽基
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| Hengyang
|
雞崽子
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