母鸡

• 拼音: mǔ jī
• 汉字拆解: 母 = female/mother; 鸡 = 又 (hand) + 鸟 (bird), domesticated bird. Female chicken.

含义

Hen; female chicken.

Specifically refers to adult female chickens, as opposed to 公鸡 (rooster). Important in farming contexts for egg production. The idiom 鸡飞蛋打 (the hen has flown and the eggs are broken) means a complete loss or failed scheme.

例句

1. 奶奶家养了几只母鸡，每天都能捡到新鲜的鸡蛋。
2. 母鸡咯咯地叫着，带着一群小鸡在院子里找食。
3. 这只母鸡是我们家的明星，每天能下两个蛋。

用法指南

语境: farming, food, rural life

语气: practical

正确说法

• 母鸡下蛋了。(The hen laid an egg.)
• 老母鸡炖汤很补。(Old hen soup is very nourishing.)

错误说法

• 把母鸡和小鸡混淆 (母鸡 is adult hen; 小鸡 is chick)

起源与历史

Compound of 母 (female/mother) + 鸡 (chicken). Female chicken.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal