毛腿沙鸡 Traditional form: 毛腿沙雞 Pinyin (reading): máotuǐshājī Definitions: (bird species of China) Pallas's sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus) Characters: 毛 - hair, fur, feathers; coarse 腿 - legs, thighs 沙 - sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated 鸡 - chicken Traditional characters: 毛 - hair, fur, feathers; coarse 腿 - legs, thighs 沙 - sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated 雞 - chicken