金鸡 (jīn jī) — golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus); Metal Rooster (58th year in the Chinese sexagenary cycle)
Definition
Two distinct senses: the golden pheasant (bird, Chrysolophus pictus) and the Metal Rooster year in the 60-year cycle (and 金鸡奖, the major Chinese film award). The 天干地支 sexagenary-cycle sense is the HSK 7 reading.
noun
golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)Metal Rooster (58th year in the Chinese sexagenary cycle)
Measure word · 只
Examples
- 金鸡。Wǒ zài dòng wù yuán lǐ kàn dào le yì zhī piào liang de jīn jī.I saw a beautiful golden pheasant at the zoo.
- 金鸡，。Míng nián shì jīn jī nián, hěn duō rén dǎ suàn zài nà yì nián jié hūn.Next year is the Metal Rooster year; many people plan to get married that year.
- 金鸡。Zhè bù diàn yǐng huò dé le jīn jī jiǎng zuì jiā yǐng piàn.This film won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Picture.
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