"roosters" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 公雞

Definition

公雞是成年雄性家雞，以清晨打鳴聞名。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'公雞' 專指成年雄性家禽，與'母雞'區分。常出現在農村、民俗及成語中，也常和打鳴聲聯繫起來。

Examples

The farm has three roosters and ten hens.

農場裡有三隻**公雞**和十隻母雞。

Roosters crow loudly in the morning.

**公雞**早上叫得很大聲。

Children watched the roosters running around the yard.

孩子們看著**公雞**在院子裡跑來跑去。

If you keep too many roosters, they might fight with each other.

如果養太多**公雞**，牠們可能會互相打架。

I can hear the roosters even with the windows closed!

即使窗戶關上，我也能聽到**公雞**叫聲！

Some people raise roosters for their colorful feathers.

有些人養**公雞**是為了牠們鮮豔的羽毛。