Word: 鸡 (jī)

人多乱，龙多旱，鸡多不下蛋

rén duō luàn, lóng duō hàn, jī duō bú xiàdàn

many people, chaos; many dragons, drought; many hens, no eggs

他杀鸡宰羊，祭了天地。

Tāshā jī zǎi yáng, jìle tiāndì.

He killed a chicken and a sheep and offered sacrifices to heaven and earth.

养殖场的工人每天早上喂鸡。

Yǎngzhíchǎng de gōngrén měitiān zǎoshang wèi jī.

The workers at the farm feed the chickens every morning.

凤有凤巢，鸡有鸡窝

Fèng yǒu fèngcháo, jī yǒu jīwō

the phoenix has its nest, the chicken has its coop

在家养殖鸡需要很大的地方吗？

Zàijiā yǎngzhí jī xūyào hěn dà de dìfang ma?

Do you need a lot of space to raise chickens at home?

好狗不咬鸡，好汉不打妻

hǎo gǒu bù yǎo jī, hǎohàn bù dǎ qī

a good dog doesn't bite chickens; a real man doesn't hit his wife

属鸡的，现刨现吃

shǔ jī de, xiàn páo xiàn chī

born a chicken: eats what it scratches up right then

快把院子里的鸡轰出去！

Kuài bǎ yuànzi lǐ de jī hōng chūqù!

Quick, shoo the chickens out of the yard!

我经常吃鸡。

Wǒ jīngcháng chī jī.

I often eat chicken.

我让你买鱼，不是鸡！

Wǒ ràng nǐ mǎi yú, bú shì jī!

I asked you to buy fish, not chicken!

打虎打头,杀鸡割喉

dǎ hǔ dǎtóu,shā jī gē hóu

to strike a tiger, hit the head; to kill a chicken, cut the throat

打败了的鹌鹑、斗败的鸡,上不了阵

dǎbàile de ānchún, dòu bài de jī,shàng bù liǎo zhèn

a beaten quail, a defeated fighting cock: can't go back into the fight

拔了毛的凤凰不如鸡

bále Máo de fènghuáng bùrú jī

a plucked phoenix is worse than a chicken

杀鸡用不着牛刀

shā jī yòngbùzháo niúdāo

killing a chicken needs no ox-cleaver

杀鸡用牛刀,小题大做

shā jī yòng niúdāo,xiǎotídàzuò

using an ox-cleaver to kill a chicken: making a big issue of a small matter

池里的鱼虾不知道大海大，笼里的鸡鸭不知道天空宽

Chí lǐ de yúxiā bù zhīdào dàhǎi dà, lóng lǐ de jī yā bù zhīdào tiānkōng kuān

fish and shrimp in a pond don't know how big the sea is; chickens and ducks in a coop don't know how wide the sky is

狗急跳墙，鸡急起飞

gǒujítiàoqiáng, jī jí qǐfēi

a cornered dog jumps the wall, a cornered chicken flies up

猪往前拱，鸡往后刨，各有各的道道儿

zhū wǎngqián gǒng, jī wǎnghòu páo, gè yǒu gè de dàodàor

pigs root forward, chickens scratch backward: each has its own way

猫吃鸡食，捞现成的

māo chī jī shí, lāo xiànchéng de

a cat eating chicken feed: grabbing what's ready-made

老虎嘴里掉不下肉,狐狸嘴里吐不出鸡

lǎohǔ zuǐlǐ diào búxià ròu,húli zuǐlǐ tǔ bù chū jī

no meat drops from a tiger's mouth, no chicken comes out of a fox's mouth

花被盖鸡笼子，外面好看里面空

huābèi gài jī lóngzi, wàimiàn hǎokàn lǐmiàn kōng

covering a chicken coop with a flowery quilt: pretty outside, empty inside

请证明你不是鸡。

Qǐng zhèngmíng nǐ bú shì jī.

Prove you're not a chicken.

骑在驴背上吃烧鸡，不知这把骨头扔在哪

qí zài lǘ bèi shang chī shāo jī, bùzhī zhè bǎ gǔtou rēng zài nǎ

eating roast chicken on a donkey's back: not knowing where to throw this handful of bones

骑着骆驼赶着鸡，高的高来低的低

qízhe luòtuo gǎnzhe jī, gāo de gāo lái dī de dī

riding a camel while herding chickens: the tall are tall, the low are low

鸡一嘴，鸭一嘴

jī yì zuǐ, yā yì zuǐ

the chicken pecks once, the duck pecks once

鸡吃棉花，鹐絮

jī chī miánhua, qiān xù

a chicken pecking cotton: pecks the wadding (modest, not conceited)

鸡吃砻糠鸭吃谷，各人自有各人福

jī chī lóngkāng yā chī gǔ, gèrén zìyǒu gèrén Fú

chickens eat rice husks, ducks eat grain: each has their own blessing

鸡吃萤火虫，肚子里明

jī chī yínghuǒchóng, dǔzi lǐ míng

a chicken eats a firefly: it's bright inside its belly

鸡和鹅都是常见的家禽。

Jī hé é dōu shì chángjiàn de jiāqín.

Chickens and geese are both common domestic fowl.

鸡多不下蛋，人多吃闲饭

jī duō bú xiàdàn, rén duō chīxiánfàn

too many hens, no eggs; too many people, idle eaters

鸡孵鸭子，白费劲

jī fū yāzi, bái fèijìn

a hen hatching ducklings: wasted effort

鸡市鸭市，鸽子另一市

jī shì yā shì, gēzi lìng yí shì

chicken market, duck market, pigeons have another market (each has their own business)

鸡抱鸭，枉费心

jī bào yā, wǎngfèi xīn

a hen hatching a duck egg: wasted effort

鸡给黄鼠狼拜年，巴结到家反被害

jī gěi huángshǔláng bàinián, bājie dào jiā fǎn bèihài

a chicken pays New Year's respects to the weasel: flattery ends in harm

鸡肚不知鸭肚事

jī dù bùzhī yā dù shì

the chicken's belly doesn't know the duck's belly's business

鸡肠子放风筝，迟早要绷断

jī chángzi fàng fēngzheng, chízǎo yào bēng duàn

flying a kite with chicken intestine: sooner or later it snaps

鸡骨头熬汤，没有多大油水

jī gǔtou áotāng, méiyǒu duō dà yóushuǐ

boiling chicken bones for soup: not much grease

黄鼠狼咬住鸡喉咙,吃定了

huángshǔláng yǎo zhù jī hóulóng,chī dìngle

A weasel has clamped onto the chicken's throat: it's got it eaten for sure

黄鼠狼看鸡,越看越稀

huángshǔláng kān jī,yuè kān yuè xī

a weasel minding the chickens: the more it watches, the fewer there are

黄鼠狼躲在鸡棚上,不会不偷

huángshǔláng duǒ zài jī péng shang,búhuì bù tōu

a weasel hiding on the chicken coop: it's bound to steal

龙多不治水，鸡多不下蛋

lóng duō bú zhìshuǐ, jī duō bú xiàdàn

with many dragons nobody controls the flood; with many hens no eggs get laid