捉雞

Chinese

		to clutch; to grab; to capture	chicken
trad. (捉雞/捉鷄)		捉	雞/鷄
simp. (捉鸡)		捉	鸡

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuōjī

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄛ ㄐㄧ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuōjī
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄛ ㄐㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuoji
    • Wade–Giles: cho¹-chi¹
    • Yale: jwō-jī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juoji
    • Palladius: чжоцзи (čžoczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

Adjective

捉雞

1. (neologism, Internet slang, humorous) Alternative form of 捉急 (zhuōjí, “worried; anxious”)

   智商捉雞／智商捉鸡  ―  zhìshāngzhuōjī  ―  One's intelligence is worrying

   • 外國人智商果然捉雞 [MSC, trad.]
     外国人智商果然捉鸡 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2013 June 13, 回复：八年过去了，DICE依旧是二逼—战地4上海之围中文标示不完全盘点.战地二贴吧

     wàiguórén zhìshāng guǒrán zhuōjī [Pinyin]

     Foreigners IQ is worrying as expected

References

• “捉鸡 - 网络用语”, in Baidu Encyclopedia‎, 2023 December 28