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麻鷹捉雞仔 (maa4 jing1 zuk1 gai1 zai2) — a children's game: 'eagle catches chickens' (one person act as the eagle, another person act as the hen to protect the others who act as chicks) in Cantonese

maaˎ₄麻jingˉ¹鷹zukˉ¹捉gaiˉ¹雞zaiˊ²仔
简 麻鹰捉鸡仔
Mandarin Pinyin: ma2 ying1 zhuo1 ji1 zai3

Meaning of 麻鷹捉雞仔

nouna children's game: 'eagle catches chickens' (one person act as the eagle, another person act as the hen to protect the others who act as chicks)

Characters in 麻鷹捉雞仔

麻maa4
general name for hemp, flax, jute, etc
鷹jing1
eagle; falcon
捉zuk1
grasp; seize hold of; clutch
雞gai1
a prostitute or a woman in a sexual capacity
仔zai2 zi2
person; small animal, fowl or object

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