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雞肋

雞肋

See also: 鸡肋

Chinese

		fowl; chicken	rib
trad. (雞肋)		雞	肋
simp. (鸡肋)		鸡	肋

Noun

雞肋

chicken ribs
(figuratively) things of little value or interest

Etymology

The figurative sense is from a story about Cao Cao in Sanguozhi.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jīlèi, jīlè

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄌㄟˋ, ㄐㄧㄌㄜˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland China Standard)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīlèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄌㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiley
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan Standard)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīlè
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄌㄜˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jileh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ lɤ⁵¹/