金雞 [－鸡]

Jyutping gam1 gai1
Pinyin jīn jī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    Synonym of 錦雞／锦鸡 (jǐnjī, “golden pheasant”).
    (syn.) 锦鸡, 錦雞
  2. noun, historical
    gold-headed cock on the pole used when announcing amnesty; (figuratively) amnesty
  3. noun, Chinese
    golden rooster; (by extension) rooster that announces the dawn
    • 金雞報曉
      金鸡报晓
      jīn jī bào xiǎo
      the cock announces the morning
  4. noun, figuratively
    sun
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    念慈梅开二度，继上年金像奖夺得「最佳新演员」奖后，今年又喺金鸡奖捧走「最佳女配角」奖。
    念慈梅開二度，繼上年金像獎奪得「最佳新演員」獎後，今年又喺金雞獎捧走「最佳女配角」獎。
    • Lim Chi likes a plum tree blossoms twice, after she had got the HK Academy Award of "The best new actor/actress" last year, she's got Mainland China's Golden Chicken Award of "The best supporting actress" this year.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    金鸡报晓
    金雞報曉
    jīn jī bào xiǎo
    • the cock announces the morning
  2. Mandarin
    7奈米制程堪称台积电的获利金鸡母
    7奈米制程堪稱台積電的獲利金雞母
    ７ nài mǐ zhì chéng kān chēng tái jī diàn de huò lì jīn jī mǔ
    • 7 nm process can be called cash cows for TSMC.
  3. Mandarin
    “吃到饱”餐厅是餐饮业的“金鸡母”
    “吃到飽”餐廳是餐飲業的“金雞母”
    “ chī dào bǎo ” cān tīng shì cān yǐn yè de “ jīn jī mǔ ”
    • "All you can eat" restaurants are cash cows for catering industry.