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鐵公雞

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See also: 铁公鸡

Chinese

More information iron, cock; rooster ...

Etymology

“cheapstake; scrooge”
First part of the xiehouyu 鐵公雞——一毛不拔 / 铁公鸡——一毛不拔 (literally iron rooster—not a feather to pluck).
“fist fight”
From the title of a Qing opera about the Taiping Rebellion which involved many fighting scenes.

Pronunciation


Noun

鐵公雞

  1. (xiehouyu, figurative) cheapskate; scrooge (Classifier: m c)
  2. (chiefly Singapore) fist fight
    上演鐵公雞上演铁公鸡   shàngyǎn tiěgōngjī   to have a fist fight

Synonyms

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