起雞

Chinese
to rise; to raise; to get up fowl; chicken
trad. (起雞/起鷄) 起 雞/鷄
simp. (起鸡) 起 鸡

Pronunciation

Verb

起雞

  1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to pull the firing pin of an old-style gunpowder gun (preparing to fire)
  2. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to have an erect penis

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 勃起 (“to have an erection”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 勃起
Mandarin Taiwan 勃起
Chengdu 雄起
Malaysia 硬
Singapore 硬
Cantonese Hong Kong 扯旗, 扯, 起機, 偷柴
Jin Xinzhou 起陽兒
Min Nan Zhangzhou 起雞
Haifeng 拍飛機
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