Usage of the character 鸡

chicken stock
chicken soup
(fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives)

jīzhēn

鸡珍

[雞珍]

chicken gizzard (cuisine)

jījī

鸡鸡

[雞雞]

penis (childish)

chījī

吃鸡

[吃雞]

(video games) PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG)
battle royale game
last-man-standing game
to play PUBG (or similar game)
to win at PUBG (or similar game)

jī'ér

鸡儿

[雞兒]

chick; baby chicken
(vulgar) penis

jīpái

鸡排

[雞排]

chicken breast
chicken cutlet

jīguān

鸡冠

[雞冠]

crest
cockscomb

jīwù

鸡鹜

[雞鶩]

petty or mean persons

jīwá

鸡娃

[雞娃]

chick
(neologism c. 2020) to arrange a daily regimen of activities for one's child
a child whose life is regimented this way

yóujī

油鸡

[油雞]

a variety of chicken

jīdòng

鸡冻

[雞凍]

chicken jelly
(Internet slang) exciting (pun on 激動／激动 (jīdòng))

kūnjī

鹍鸡

[鵾雞]

large bird, possibly related to crane or swan (archaic)
mythical monstrous bird, cf Sinbad's roc

Jīzé

鸡泽

[雞澤]

Jize county in Handan 邯鄲／邯郸 ( Hándān), Hebei

tǔjī

土鸡

[土雞]

free-range chicken

gōngjī

公鸡

[公雞]

cock; rooster

jīnjī

金鸡

[金雞]

golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)

jīmáo

鸡毛

[雞毛]

chicken feather
CL:根 (gēn)
trivial

dǒngjī

董鸡

[董雞]

(bird species of China) watercock (Gallicrex cinerea)

mǔjī

母鸡

[母雞]

hen
don't know (humorous slang mimicking Cantonese 唔知, Jyutping: m4 zi1)

yějī

野鸡

[野雞]

pheasant
unregistered and operating illegally (business)
(slang) prostitute

sōngjī

松鸡

[松雞]

grouse

jībāi

鸡掰

[雞掰]

(Tw) (vulgar) cunt (from Taiwanese 膣屄, Tai-lo pr. (tsi-bai))
(slang) to fuck around with; (used as an intensifier) fucking; fucked up

dòujī

斗鸡

[鬥雞]

cock fighting

jīpó

鸡婆

[雞婆]

(dialect) hen; prostitute
(Tw) (adjective) interfering; nosy; (noun) busybody (from Taiwanese 家婆, Tai-lo pr. (ke-pô))

jiàojī

叫鸡

[叫雞]

rooster
cock
(slang) (Cantonese) to visit a prostitute

wūjī

乌鸡

[烏雞]

black-boned chicken
silky fowl
silkie
Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson

jīkuài

鸡块

[雞塊]

chicken nugget
chicken piece

jījiǎo

鸡脚

[雞腳]

chicken feet

jīyǎn

鸡眼

[雞眼]

corn (callus on the foot)

kǎojī

烤鸡

[烤雞]

roast chicken

Jīdōng

鸡东

[雞東]

Jidong county in Jixi 雞西／鸡西 ( Jīxī), Heilongjiang

xiǎojī

小鸡

[小雞]

chick

Jīguān

鸡冠

[雞冠]

Jiguan district of Jixi city 雞西／鸡西 ( Jīxī), Heilongjiang

jīgū

鸡菇

[雞菇]

see 雞腿菇／鸡腿菇 (jītuǐgū)

huājī

花鸡

[花雞]

chaffinch (family Fringillidae)

Jīxī

鸡西

[雞西]

Jixi prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江／黑龙江 ( Hēilóngjiāng) in northeast China

zǐjī

仔鸡

[仔雞]

chick; baby chicken

làjī

辣鸡

[辣雞]

spicy chicken
(Internet slang) garbage (pun on 垃圾 (lājī))

jīpá

鸡扒

[雞扒]

see 雞排／鸡排 (jīpái)

huātiánjī

花田鸡

[花田雞]

(bird species of China) Swinhoe's rail (Coturnicops exquisitus)

zàngxuějī

藏雪鸡

[藏雪雞]

(bird species of China) Tibetan snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus)

wūgǔjī

乌骨鸡

[烏骨雞]

black-boned chicken
silky fowl
silkie
Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson

jīdànguǒ

鸡蛋果

[雞蛋果]

passion or egg fruit (Passiflora edulis)

jīguānhuā

鸡冠花

[雞冠花]

cockscomb flower
Celosia cristata

jītuǐgū

鸡腿菇

[雞腿菇]

shaggy ink cap (edible mushroom)
Coprinus comatus

hèmǎjī

褐马鸡

[褐馬雞]

(bird species of China) brown eared pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum)

tiěgōngjī

铁公鸡

[鐵公雞]

cheapskate
stingy person

gāoguìjī

高贵鸡

[高貴雞]

(Tw) (slang) snobbish, pretentious gay person

hōngbèijī

烘焙鸡

[烘焙雞]

homepage (loanword) (humorous)

Jīdōngxiàn

鸡东县

[雞東縣]

Jidong county in Jixi 雞西／鸡西 ( Jīxī), Heilongjiang

zǒudìjī

走地鸡

[走地雞]

free-range chicken

xiánsūjī

咸酥鸡

[鹹酥雞]

see 鹽酥雞／盐酥鸡 (yánsuji)

Jīxīshì

鸡西市

[雞西市]

Jixi prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江／黑龙江 ( Hēilóngjiāng) in northeast China

báiqiējī

白切鸡

[白切雞]

Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"

liánchìjī

镰翅鸡

[鐮翅雞]

(bird species of China) Siberian grouse (Falcipennis falcipennis)

jītóumǐ

鸡头米

[雞頭米]

Gorgon fruit
Semen euryales (botany)
see also 芡實／芡实 (qiànshí)

shíhuǒjī

食火鸡

[食火雞]

cassowary (genus Casuarius), large flightless bird native to northeastern Australia and New Guinea
CL:隻／只 (zhī)

xiǎotiánjī

小田鸡

[小田雞]

(bird species of China) Baillon's crake (Porzana pusilla)

Jīzéxiàn

鸡泽县

[雞澤縣]

Jize county in Handan 邯鄲／邯郸 ( Hándān), Hebei

jīchìmù

鸡翅木

[雞翅木]

wenge or wengue (type of wood)

zhúsījī

竹丝鸡

[竹絲雞]

black-boned chicken
silky fowl
silkie
Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson
see also 烏骨雞／乌骨鸡 (wūgǔjī)

luǎnyòngjī

卵用鸡

[卵用雞]

laying hen

xiǎojījī

小鸡鸡

[小雞雞]

penis (child's word)

dòujīyǎn

斗鸡眼

[鬥雞眼]

cross-eye

Jīguānqū

鸡冠区

[雞冠區]

Jiguan district of Jixi city 雞西／鸡西 ( Jīxī), Heilongjiang

dàshíjī

大石鸡

[大石雞]

(bird species of China) rusty-necklaced partridge (Alectoris magna)

jīwěijiǔ

鸡尾酒

[雞尾酒]

cocktail (loanword)

yǎngjīchǎng

养鸡场

[養雞場]

chicken farm

jīnjīnà

金鸡纳

[金雞納]

quinine (Cinchona ledgeriana)

jīxuèshí

鸡血石

[雞血石]

bloodstone
red-fleck chalcedony
heliotrope (mineralogy)

hóngyuánjī

红原鸡

[紅原雞]

(bird species of China) red junglefowl (Gallus gallus)

hēiqínjī

黑琴鸡

[黑琴雞]

(bird species of China) black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix)

mǎshājī

马杀鸡

[馬殺雞]

massage (loanword)

jīxīnlǐng

鸡心领

[雞心領]

(of clothing) V-neck

gǔdǐngjī

骨顶鸡

[骨頂雞]

(bird species of China) Eurasian coot (Fulica atra)

dàpánjī

大盘鸡

[大盤雞]

dapanji or "big plate chicken", a kind of spicy chicken stew originating from Xinjiang

fàngshānjī

放山鸡

[放山雞]

free-range chicken

Bǎojī Shì

宝鸡市

[寶雞市]

Baoji prefecture-level city in Shaanxi
called Chencang 陳倉／陈仓 ( Chéncāng) in ancient times

jīnèijīn

鸡内金

[雞內金]

chicken gizzard lining

báimǎjī

白马鸡

[白馬雞]

(bird species of China) white eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon)

Wǔshānjī

武山鸡

[武山雞]

see 烏骨雞／乌骨鸡 (wūgǔjī)
black-boned chicken
silky fowl
silkie

jīmáodiàn

鸡毛店

[雞毛店]

a simple inn with only chicken feathers to sleep on

dǎjīxuè

打鸡血

[打雞血]

lit. to inject chicken blood
(coll.) extremely excited or energetic (often used mockingly)

jīhuòluàn

鸡霍乱

[雞霍亂]

fowl cholera

kǒushuǐjī

口水鸡

[口水雞]

steamed chicken with chili sauce

jīmǐhuā

鸡米花

[雞米花]

chicken nuggets
popcorn chicken

hēishuǐjī

黑水鸡

[黑水雞]

(bird species of China) common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)

tǔshòujī

吐绶鸡

[吐綬雞]

turkey

shēnjītāng

参鸡汤

[參雞湯]

samgyetang, popular Korean chicken soup with ginseng, spices etc

báizhǎnjī

白斩鸡

[白斬雞]

Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"

luòtāngjī

落汤鸡

[落湯雞]

a person who looks drenched and bedraggled
like a drowned rat
deep distress

dújītāng

毒鸡汤

[毒雞湯]

(coll.) profit-motivated article cynically disguised as feel-good content 雞湯／鸡汤 (jītāng) and designed to go viral

tānjīdàn

摊鸡蛋

[攤雞蛋]

scrambled eggs

jīdànqīng

鸡蛋清

[雞蛋清]

egg white

yánsūjī

盐酥鸡

[鹽酥雞]

Taiwan-style popcorn chicken

jītiánjī

姬田鸡

[姬田雞]

(bird species of China) little crake (Porzana parva)

níngméngjī

柠檬鸡

[檸檬雞]

lemon chicken

chǎojīdàn

炒鸡蛋

[炒雞蛋]

scrambled eggs

lánmǎjī

蓝马鸡

[藍馬雞]

(bird species of China) blue eared pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum)

kūnjīqǔ

鹍鸡曲

[鵾雞曲]

long poem by 韓信／韩信 ( Hán Xìn) (-196 BC)

jīzǐr

鸡子儿

[雞子兒]

(coll.) hen's egg

zàngmǎjī

藏马鸡

[藏馬雞]

(bird species of China) Tibetan eared pheasant (Crossoptilon harmani)

zházǐjī

炸子鸡

[炸子雞]

crispy fried chicken

zǐshuǐjī

紫水鸡

[紫水雞]

(bird species of China) purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)

jīwěijù

鸡尾锯

[雞尾鋸]

keyhole saw
pad saw

zōngxiōngzhújī

棕胸竹鸡

[棕胸竹雞]

(bird species of China) mountain bamboo partridge (Bambusicola fytchii)

huángjiámàijī

黄颊麦鸡

[黃頰麥雞]

(bird species of China) sociable lapwing (Vanellus gregarius)

dǒujiǔzhījī

斗酒只鸡

[斗酒隻雞]

lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests

chějībadàn

扯鸡巴蛋

[扯雞巴蛋]

to talk shit
to drivel
bullshit

báiméiyāngjī

白眉秧鸡

[白眉秧雞]

(bird species of China) white-browed crake (Porzana cinerea)

jīnjīdúlì

金鸡独立

[金雞獨立]

golden rooster stands on one leg (tai chi posture)
standing on one leg

hēifùshājī

黑腹沙鸡

[黑腹沙雞]

(bird species of China) black-bellied sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis)

jīpígēda

鸡皮疙瘩

[雞皮疙瘩]

goose pimples
goose bumps

xīfāngsōngjī

西方松鸡

[西方松雞]

(bird species of China) western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)

sìyǎntiánjī

四眼田鸡

[四眼田雞]

four-eyes (facetious term for a person who wears glasses)

jīnjīnàshù

金鸡纳树

[金雞納樹]

Cinchona ledgeriana, tree whose bark contains quinine

jīquǎn-shēngtiān

鸡犬升天

[雞犬升天]

lit. (when a person attains enlightenment and immortality), even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom)
fig. (when somebody attains a position of power and influence), their relatives and friends also benefit
(2nd half of the saying 一人得道，雞犬升天／一人得道，鸡犬升天 (yirēn-dēdāo,jiquān-shēngtiān))

zhǐjīmàgǒu

指鸡骂狗

[指雞罵狗]

lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom)
fig. to make indirect criticisms

bānxiétiánjī

斑胁田鸡

[斑脅田雞]

(bird species of China) band-bellied crake (Porzana paykullii)

bānxiōngtiánjī

斑胸田鸡

[斑胸田雞]

(bird species of China) spotted crake (Porzana porzana)

shājīzǎi'é

杀鸡宰鹅

[殺雞宰鵝]

kill the chickens and butcher the geese (idiom)

gōngbàojīdīng

宫爆鸡丁

[宮爆雞丁]

gong bao chicken
spicy diced chicken

jīdànchǎofàn

鸡蛋炒饭

[雞蛋炒飯]

egg fried rice

pìnjīmǔmíng

牝鸡牡鸣

[牝雞牡鳴]

female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority
women meddle in politics
The female wears the trousers.

xīnlíngjītāng

心灵鸡汤

[心靈雞湯]

(often used disparagingly) feel-good motivational story or quote (from the Chinese translation of the title of the 1993 self-help bestseller "Chicken Soup for the Soul")

máotuǐshājī

毛腿沙鸡

[毛腿沙雞]

(bird species of China) Pallas's sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus)

hēizuǐsōngjī

黑嘴松鸡

[黑嘴鬆雞]

(bird species of China) black-billed capercaillie (Tetrao urogalloides)

hèlìjīqún

鹤立鸡群

[鶴立雞群]

a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common
manifestly superior

chángjiǎoyāngjī

长脚秧鸡

[長腳秧雞]

(bird species of China) corn crake (Crex crex)

jīmínggǒudào

鸡鸣狗盗

[雞鳴狗盜]

crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom)
bag of tricks
useful talents

nǎiyóujīdàn

奶油鸡蛋

[奶油雞蛋]

cream sponge

huītóumàijī

灰头麦鸡

[灰頭麥雞]

(bird species of China) grey-headed lapwing (Vanellus cinereus)

hóngfùjǐnjī

红腹锦鸡

[紅腹錦雞]

(bird species of China) golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)

huīxiōngzhújī

灰胸竹鸡

[灰胸竹雞]

(bird species of China) Chinese bamboo partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus)

jīmáosuànpí

鸡毛蒜皮

[雞毛蒜皮]

lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom)
fig. trivial (matter)

dòujīzǒumǎ

斗鸡走马

[鬥雞走馬]

cock-fighting and horse-racing (idiom); to gamble

dāiruòmùjī

呆若木鸡

[呆若木雞]

lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck

shājījǐnghóu

杀鸡儆猴

[殺雞儆猴]

lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)
fig. to punish an individual as an example to others
pour encourager les autres

jīfēidàndǎ

鸡飞蛋打

[雞飛蛋打]

the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken
a dead loss (idiom)

Zuǒ Zōngtángjī

左宗棠鸡

[左宗棠雞]

General Tso's chicken, a deep-fried chicken dish

jītóngyājiǎng

鸡同鸭讲

[雞同鴨講]

lit. chicken speaking with duck
fig. talking without communicating
people not understanding each other

jùchìmàijī

距翅麦鸡

[距翅麥雞]

(bird species of China) river lapwing (Vanellus duvaucelii)

jīlínggǒusuì

鸡零狗碎

[雞零狗碎]

in pieces

yějīdàxué

野鸡大学

[野雞大學]

diploma mill

jīfēigǒutiào

鸡飞狗跳

[雞飛狗跳]

lit. chickens flying and dogs jumping (idiom)
fig. in chaos
in disarray

jīdànkér

鸡蛋壳儿

[雞蛋殼兒]

eggshell

bānwěizhēnjī

斑尾榛鸡

[斑尾榛雞]

(bird species of China) Chinese grouse (Tetrastes sewerzowi)

ròuchuímàijī

肉垂麦鸡

[肉垂麥雞]

(bird species of China) red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus)

xīfāngyāngjī

西方秧鸡

[西方秧雞]

(bird species of China) water rail (Rallus aquaticus)

gōngbǎojīdīng

宫保鸡丁

[宮保雞丁]

Kung Pao Chicken
spicy diced chicken

shājīqǔluǎn

杀鸡取卵

[殺雞取卵]

lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)
fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

jīnjīnàshuāng

金鸡纳霜

[金雞納霜]

quinine powder

xiǎodùjīcháng

小肚鸡肠

[小肚雞腸]

lit. small belly, chicken's gut (idiom); narrow-minded
petty

pǔtōngyāngjī

普通秧鸡

[普通秧雞]

(bird species of China) brown-cheeked rail (Rallus indicus)

wènkèshājī

问客杀鸡

[問客殺雞]

lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom)
fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)

shājījǐnghóu

杀鸡警猴

[殺雞警猴]

lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
pour encourager les autres

shājīxiàhóu

杀鸡吓猴

[殺雞嚇猴]

lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
pour encourager les autres

shǔdùjīcháng

鼠肚鸡肠

[鼠肚雞腸]

small-minded

jīquǎn-bùliú

鸡犬不留

[雞犬不留]

lit. not even chickens and dogs are spared (idiom)
fig. mass slaughter

hóngxiōngtiánjī

红胸田鸡

[紅胸田雞]

(bird species of China) ruddy-breasted crake (Porzana fusca)

tōujīmōgǒu

偷鸡摸狗

[偷雞摸狗]

to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)
to pilfer
to dally with women
to have affairs

wénjīqǐwǔ

闻鸡起舞

[聞雞起舞]

to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom)
to be diligent in one's studies

huāwěizhēnjī

花尾榛鸡

[花尾榛雞]

(bird species of China) hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia)

pìnjīsīchén

牝鸡司晨

[牝雞司晨]

female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority
women meddle in politics
The female wears the trousers.

yāoguǒjīdīng

腰果鸡丁

[腰果雞丁]

chicken with cashew nuts

fèngtóumàijī

凤头麦鸡

[鳳頭麥雞]

(bird species of China) northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)

zhījīdǒujiǔ

只鸡斗酒

[隻雞斗酒]

lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests

lánxiōngyāngjī

蓝胸秧鸡

[藍胸秧雞]

(bird species of China) slaty-breasted rail (Gallirallus striatus)

ànfùxuějī

暗腹雪鸡

[暗腹雪雞]

(bird species of China) Himalayan snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis)

zōngbèitiánjī

棕背田鸡

[棕背田雞]

(bird species of China) black-tailed crake (Porzana bicolor)

jiàjīsuíjī

嫁鸡随鸡

[嫁雞隨雞]

If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken (idiom); A woman should follow whatever her husband orders.
We must learn to accept the people around us.

báifùjǐnjī

白腹锦鸡

[白腹錦雞]

(bird species of China) Lady Amherst's pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae)

jīquǎnbùníng

鸡犬不宁

[雞犬不寧]

lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom)
fig. great commotion
pandemonium

hóngtuǐbānyāngjī

红腿斑秧鸡

[紅腿斑秧雞]

(bird species of China) red-legged crake (Rallina fasciata)

shājīgěihóukàn

杀鸡给猴看

[殺雞給猴看]

lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey; fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others

jīdànpèngshítou

鸡蛋碰石头

[雞蛋碰石頭]

lit. an egg colliding with a rock (idiom)
fig. to attack sb stronger than oneself
to overrate one's abilities

báihóubānyāngjī

白喉斑秧鸡

[白喉斑秧雞]

(bird species of China) slaty-legged crake (Rallina eurizonoides)

Aěrtàixuějī

阿尔泰雪鸡

[阿爾泰雪雞]

(bird species of China) Altai snowcock (Tetraogallus altaicus)

Kěndéjī Zhájī

肯德基炸鸡

[肯德基炸雞]

Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)

Xīzàngmáotuǐshājī

西藏毛腿沙鸡

[西藏毛腿沙雞]

(bird species of China) Tibetan sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes tibetanus)

shājīyānyòngniúdāo

杀鸡焉用牛刀

[殺雞焉用牛刀]

don't use a sledgehammer on a nut
aquila non capit muscam

gējīyānyòngniúdāo

割鸡焉用牛刀

[割雞焉用牛刀]

lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
also written 殺雞焉用牛刀／杀鸡焉用牛刀 (shājīyānyòngniúdāo)

jīdànlitiāogǔtou

鸡蛋里挑骨头

[雞蛋裡挑骨頭]

to look for bones in an egg
to find fault
to nitpick (idiom)

shǒuwúfùjīzhīlì

手无缚鸡之力

[手無縛雞之力]

lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (idiom)
fig. weak
unaccustomed to physical work

tōujībùchéngshíbǎmǐ

偷鸡不成蚀把米

[偷雞不成蝕把米]

lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)
fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off
to go for wool and come back shorn

huángshǔlánggěijībàinián

黄鼠狼给鸡拜年

[黃鼠狼給雞拜年]

Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)

názhejīmáodànglìngjiàn

拿着鸡毛当令箭

[拿著雞毛當令箭]

to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext

tōujībùzháoshíbǎmǐ

偷鸡不着蚀把米

[偷雞不著蝕把米]

see 偷雞不成蝕把米／偷鸡不成蚀把米 (tōujībùchéngshíbǎmǐ)

nìngwéijītóu,bùwéifèngwěi

宁为鸡头，不为凤尾

[寧為雞頭，不為鳳尾]

see 寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾／宁做鸡头，不做凤尾 (nìngzuòjītóu,bùzuòfèngwěi)

niǎobùlāshǐ,jībùshēngdàn

鸟不拉屎，鸡不生蛋

[鳥不拉屎，雞不生蛋]

lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom)
fig. god-forsaken
remote and desolate

yīrén-dédào,jīquǎn-shēngtiān

一人得道，鸡犬升天

[一人得道，雞犬升天]

lit. when a person attains enlightenment and immortality, even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom)
fig. when somebody attains a position of power and influence, their relatives and friends also benefit

nìngzuòjītóu,bùzuòfèngwěi

宁做鸡头，不做凤尾

[寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾]

lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond

jiàjīsuíjī,jiàgǒusuígǒu

嫁鸡随鸡，嫁狗随狗

[嫁雞隨雞，嫁狗隨狗]

if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog (idiom)

huángshǔlánggěijībàinián,méi'ānhǎoxīn

黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心

[黃鼠狼給雞拜年，沒安好心]

see 黃鼠狼給雞拜年／黄鼠狼给鸡拜年 (huángshǔlánggěijībàinián)