野鸡 (yě jī) — (zoology) ring-necked pheasant; (slang, vulgar) unlicensed prostitute; (slang, noun modifier) unlicensed, fake, operating outside official regulations (e.g., 野鸡大学, 野鸡车)
Definition
Literally 'wild chicken,' 野鸡 refers to the ring-necked pheasant. In slang it means an unlicensed prostitute or, as a modifier, anything fake or operating without official approval (e.g., 野鸡大学 'diploma mill').
noun
(zoology) ring-necked pheasant(slang, vulgar) unlicensed prostitute(slang, noun modifier) unlicensedfakeoperating outside official regulations (e.g., 野鸡大学, 野鸡车)
Measure word · 只
Examples
- 野鸡。Shān shàng yǒu yì zhī yě jī zài fēi.There is a pheasant flying in the mountains.
- 野鸡。Jǐng chá zài zhè tiáo jiē shàng zhuā yě jī.The police are arresting unlicensed prostitutes on this street.
- 野鸡。Tā huā le hěn duō qián shàng le yí gè yě jī dà xué.He spent a lot of money attending a diploma mill university.
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