斗鸡 (dòu jī) — (noun) cockfighting, the activity of setting roosters to fight; (noun) gamecock, a rooster bred for fighting
Definition
斗鸡 is a noun referring to the cockfight activity (verb form uses the split 斗…鸡). It names both the event itself and the gamecock bred for it.
noun
cockfightingthe activity of setting roosters to fightgamecocka rooster bred for fighting
Measure word · 只
Examples
- 斗鸡。dòu jī Shì yí xiàng gǔ lǎo de dǔ bó huó dòng.Cockfighting is an ancient gambling activity.
- 。Tā men zuó tiān dòu le yí cì jī.They held a cockfight yesterday.
- 斗鸡，。Zhè zhī dòu jī fēi cháng xiōng měng, hěn nán duì fu.This gamecock is very fierce and hard to deal with.
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