竹丝鸡

Traditional form:

竹絲雞

Pinyin (reading):

zhúsījī

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 竹 - bamboo; flute
• 丝 - silk, fine thread; wire; strings
• 鸡 - chicken

Traditional characters:

• 竹 - bamboo; flute
• 絲 - silk, fine thread; wire; strings
• 雞 - chicken