n. (Trad=雞, Pinyin=ji1) fowl, chicken

dai1 ruo4 mu4 ji1
Dumb like a wooden cock.
To be struck dumb by fear.

wei4 ru2 ji1 lei4
As tasteless as chicken ribs.
Referring to something that is uninteresting, but still has to be kept or done.

ru2 luo4 tang1 ji1
Like a chicken fallen into soup.
Possibly similar to "Like a drowned rat".

sha1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1
Why use and ox-cleaver to kill a chicken?
Performing a minor feat with unnecessary great effort. Why break a butterfly on the wheel? Using a steam-hammer to crack nuts. Alternative form: 割鸡焉用牛刀 (ge1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1).

niu2 ding3 peng1 ji1
Cooking chicken in a cauldron for stewing oxen.
Originally meaning to use large instruments for minor jobs. Now meaning to put a man of great talents on a petty job. Compare with 杀鸡焉用牛刀 (sha1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1).

wen2 ji1 qi3 wu3
Rise at the cock's crow to exercise with the sword.
Said of people with high aspirations who lose no time to prepare themselves for a great future.

ji1 ming2 gou3 dao4
Crowing like a cock and snatching like a dog.
Referring to people who know small tricks.

Pinyin: ji1
Wade-Giles: chi1
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