雞同鴨講

See also: 鸡同鸭讲

Chinese

		fowl; chicken	like; same; similar like; same; similar; together; alike; with	duck	to talk; speech; to speak to talk; speech; to speak; to tell; to explain
trad. (雞同鴨講/鷄同鴨講)		雞/鷄	同	鴨	講
simp. (鸡同鸭讲)		鸡	同	鸭	讲
Literally: “a chicken talking to a duck”.

Etymology

Originally Cantonese.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jītóngyājiǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄚㄐㄧㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gai¹ tung⁴ aap³ gong²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jītóngyājiǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄚㄐㄧㄤˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jitóngyajiǎng
  - Wade–Giles: chi¹-tʻung²-ya¹-chiang³
  - Yale: jī-túng-yā-jyǎng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jitorngiajeang
  - Palladius: цзитунъяцзян (czitunʺjaczjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ jä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gai¹ tung⁴ aap³ gong²
  - Yale: gāi tùhng aap góng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gai¹ tung⁴ aap⁸ gong²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gei¹ tung⁴ ab³ gong²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹ aːp̚³ kɔːŋ³⁵/

Idiom

雞同鴨講

mutually unintelligible; unable to understand one another; talking about two different things; getting one's wires crossed

See also

(Singapore) 一隻雞、一隻鴨／一只鸡、一只鸭 (yī zhī jī, yī zhī yā)

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