覷雞

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Chinese[edit]

		to spy; watch for	fowl; chicken
trad. (覷雞/覷鷄)		覷	雞/鷄
simp. (觑鸡)		觑	鸡

Pronunciation[edit]

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhuh-ke

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhuh-ke
  - Tâi-lô: tshuh-ke
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhuhkef
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴/

Noun[edit]

覷雞

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, derogatory) near-sighted person (like a chicken with low eyesight at night)

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