火鸡 (huǒ jī) — turkey (the bird or its meat); Fire Rooster (34th year in the Chinese sexagenary cycle)
Definition
Two distinct meanings: the bird/meat 'turkey', and in the sexagenary cycle, 'Fire Rooster' (the 34th year, the 鸡 branch with fire in its heavenly stem).
noun
turkey (the bird or its meat)Fire Rooster (34th year in the Chinese sexagenary cycle)
Measure word · 只
Examples
- 火鸡。Gǎn ēn jié hěn duō rén chī huǒ jī.Many people eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
- 火鸡。Zhè zhī huǒ jī kǎo dé hěn hǎo chī.This turkey is roasted deliciously.
- 。Huǒ jī nián shì liù shí jiǎ zǐ de dì sān shí sì nián.The Fire Rooster year is the 34th year in the sexagenary cycle.
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