saan1 gai1山雞山鸡
Jyutpingsaan1 gai1
Yalesāan gāi
Definition
Wild chicken; any species of wild fowl.
colloquialfoodanimals
How it's used
Refers specifically to chickens that live in the wild rather than those raised on farms. It is often used in culinary contexts to highlight a more robust or gamey flavor compared to standard poultry. In some contexts, it can also carry a metaphorical sense of someone who is unrefined or from the countryside.
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zek3隻jekExamples
The meat of the wild chicken here is especially good.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
