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鸡毛店

jī máo diàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
a simple inn with only chicken feathers to sleep on
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-772a297cb58ba322. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

雞毛店 鸡毛店 [ji1 mao2 dian4] /a simple inn with only chicken feathers to sleep on/

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Other forms in these source records: 雞毛店

  • 鸡
    jī

    fowl / chicken / CL:隻|只[zhī] / (slang) prostitute

  • 毛
    máo

    hair / feather / down / wool / mildew / mold / coarse or semifinished / young / raw / careless / unthinking / nervous / scared / (of currency) to devalue or depreciate / classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiǎo] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fēn])

    Máo

    surname Mao

  • 店
    diàn

    inn / old-style hotel (CL:家[jiā]) / (bound form) shop / store

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.