鸡同鸭讲

Traditional: 雞同鴨講

jī tóng yā jiǎng

Dictionary entry

lit. chicken speaking with duck

What does 鸡同鸭讲 mean?

鸡同鸭讲 (jī tóng yā jiǎng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. chicken speaking with duck

2fig. talking without communicating

3people not understanding each other

Character breakdown

Open each character to see its own meanings and vocabulary links.

鸡jīfowl · chicken 同tónglike · same 鸭yāduck (CL:隻|只[zhi1]) · (slang) male prostitute 讲jiǎngto speak · to explain

Reviewed examples

No reviewed example dialogues yet. This page only shows verified dictionary data until a context lesson is published.

How to pronounce 鸡同鸭讲

鸡同鸭讲

jī tóng yā jiǎng

Tap to hear Mandarin.

Base dictionary data: CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0.