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Rooster / Chicken
Year of the Rooster / Zodiac Sign
鷄 or 雞 is the character for rooster or chicken in Chinese, old Korean, and Japanese.
If you were born in the year of the rooster (chicken), you . . .
Have a unique sense of color.
Are highly principled and responsible.
Have persuasive power.
Are honest.
Have a great ability to communicate.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
酉 see styles |
yǒu you3 yu tori とり |
10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster; ancient Chinese compass point: 270° (west) (1) the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; the Chicken; the Bird; (2) (obsolete) (See 酉の刻) hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); (3) (obsolete) west; (4) (obsolete) eight month of the lunar calendar; (personal name) Yū |
金雞獨立 金鸡独立 see styles |
jīn jī dú lì jin1 ji1 du2 li4 chin chi tu li |
More info & calligraphy: Jin Ji Du Li |
喔 see styles |
wō wo1 wo |
(onom.) cry of a rooster (usu. reduplicated); Taiwan pr. [wo4] |
丁酉 see styles |
dīng yǒu ding1 you3 ting yu hinototori; teiyuu / hinototori; teyu ひのととり; ていゆう |
thirty-fourth year D10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1957 or 2017 (See 干支・1) Fire Rooster (34th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1957, 2017, 2077) |
乙酉 see styles |
yǐ yǒu yi3 you3 i yu kinototori; itsuyuu; otsuyuu / kinototori; itsuyu; otsuyu きのととり; いつゆう; おつゆう |
twenty-second year B10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2005 or 2065 (See 干支・1) Wood Rooster (22nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1945, 2005, 2065) |
公雞 公鸡 see styles |
gōng jī gong1 ji1 kung chi |
cock; rooster |
叫雞 叫鸡 see styles |
jiào jī jiao4 ji1 chiao chi |
rooster; cock; (slang) (Cantonese) to visit a prostitute |
己酉 see styles |
jǐ yǒu ji3 you3 chi yu tsuchinototori; kiyuu / tsuchinototori; kiyu つちのととり; きゆう |
forty-sixth year F10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1969 or 2029 (See 干支・1) Earth Rooster (46th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1909, 1969, 2029) |
牡鳥 see styles |
ondori おんどり |
(kana only) cock; rooster; chanticleer |
牡鶏 see styles |
ondori おんどり |
(kana only) cock; rooster; chanticleer |
癸酉 see styles |
guǐ yǒu gui3 you3 kuei yu mizunototori; kiyuu / mizunototori; kiyu みずのととり; きゆう |
tenth year J10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1993 or 2053 (See 干支・1) Water Rooster (10th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1933, 1993, 2053) |
辛酉 see styles |
xīn yǒu xin1 you3 hsin yu kanototori; shinyuu / kanototori; shinyu かのととり; しんゆう |
fifty-eighth year H10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1981 or 2041 (See 干支・1) Metal Rooster (58th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1921, 1981, 2041) |
雄雞 雄鸡 see styles |
xióng jī xiong2 ji1 hsiung chi |
rooster |
雄鳥 see styles |
ondori おんどり |
(kana only) cock; rooster; chanticleer; (personal name) Ondori |
雄鶏 see styles |
ondori おんどり |
(kana only) cock; rooster; chanticleer |
鶏鳴 see styles |
keimei / keme けいめい |
(1) (form) crowing of a cock; crowing of a rooster; (2) (form) cockcrow; dawn; daybreak; (3) (archaism) (See 丑の刻) hour of the Ox (around 2am) |
おん鳥 see styles |
ondori おんどり |
(kana only) cock; rooster; chanticleer |
おん鶏 see styles |
ondori おんどり |
(kana only) cock; rooster; chanticleer |
東天紅 see styles |
toutenkou / totenko とうてんこう |
(1) early morning crowing of a rooster; (2) brown domestic fowl (chicken breed); (personal name) Tōtenkou |
酉の刻 see styles |
torinokoku とりのこく |
(exp,n) (archaism) hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); hour of the Cock |
酉の市 see styles |
torinoichi とりのいち |
tori-no-ichi (held at Ōtori Shrine on each day of the Rooster in November) |
酉の年 see styles |
torinotoshi とりのとし |
(exp,n) (See 酉年) year of the Rooster |
オンドリ see styles |
ondori オンドリ |
(kana only) cock; rooster; chanticleer |
ロストル see styles |
rosutoru ロストル |
fire grate (dut: rooster) |
時を作る see styles |
tokiotsukuru ときをつくる |
(exp,v5r) to crow at the break of dawn (of a rooster, etc.); to mark the dawn; to proclaim the dawn |
鶏口牛後 see styles |
keikougyuugo / kekogyugo けいこうぎゅうご |
(expression) (yoji) better to be the beak of a rooster than the rump of a bull; better to be the leader of a small group than a subordinate in a large organization; better to be a big fish in a little pond than a little fish in a big pond |
こけこっこ see styles |
kokekokko こけこっこ |
(adverb) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) cock-a-doodle-doo (sound made by cockerels, roosters); (2) (slang) cockerel; rooster (childish term) |
こけっこう see styles |
kokekkou / kokekko こけっこう |
(adverb) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) cock-a-doodle-doo (sound made by cockerels, roosters); (2) (slang) cockerel; rooster (childish term) |
時をつくる see styles |
tokiotsukuru ときをつくる |
(exp,v5r) to crow at the break of dawn (of a rooster, etc.); to mark the dawn; to proclaim the dawn |
こけこっこー see styles |
kokekokkoo こけこっこー |
(adverb) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) cock-a-doodle-doo (sound made by cockerels, roosters); (2) (slang) cockerel; rooster (childish term) |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Rooster Chicken | 鷄 or 雞 鸡 or 鶏 | niwatori | jī / ji1 / ji | chi |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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