鸡同鸭讲 in English ji1 tong2 ya1 jiang3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) chicken speaking with duck
  • metaphorically talking without communicating
  • people not understanding each other

Simplified Characters

鸡 同 鸭 讲

Traditional Characters

雞 同 鴨 講

Pinyin

ji1 tong2 ya1 jiang3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

鸡ji1fowl 同tong2(used in given names) 鸭ya1duck 讲jiang3to speak