- 雉鸡 zhìjī pheasantpheasant; specifically the common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), which is also commonly known as [[野鸡|野雞|ye3 ji1]]
- 雉鸠 zhìjiū turtledoveA species of dove with a gray crown, neck spots, a purple breast, and white belly; it lives in forests and is a strong runner.
- 呼卢喝雉 hūlúhèzhì to shout at the diceTo shout for winning numbers while gambling; also used to describe gambling in general or the loud noise made by gamblers.
- 帝雉 dìzhì mikado pheasantA large, rare bird species native to the high mountains of Taiwan, characterized by its metallic blue-black plumage and white tail bars in males; also called [[台湾帝雉|臺灣帝雉|tai2 wan1 di4 zhi4]] or [[黑长尾雉|黑長尾雉|hei1 chang2 wei3 zhi4]].
- 乌雉 wūzhì mikado pheasantmikado pheasant (Syrmaticus mikado), a large bird endemic to the mountainous regions of Taiwan
- 台湾帝雉 táiwāndìzhì mikado pheasanta species of pheasant endemic to the mountains of Taiwan, known for the metallic blue plumage and white tail bars of the male
- 喝雉呼卢 hèzhìhūlú to shout at diceto shout out the names of the winning throws (the highest throw [[卢|盧|lu2]] or the second-highest [[雉|雉|zhi4]]) in an ancient dice game; (by extension) to gamble or play at dice
- 四川雉鹑 sìchuānzhìchún buff-throated monal-partridgea bird species of China (Tetraophasis szechenyii)
- 家鸡野雉 jiājīyězhì different artistic stylesComparing domestic chicken to wild pheasant; originally used by Yu Yi of the Jin Dynasty to compare his own calligraphy to that of Wang Xizhi, referring to different styles of calligraphy or painting
- 山雉 shānzhì pheasant
- 棕尾虹雉 zōngwěihóngzhì Himalayan monalHimalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus), a bird species native to the Himalayas and Himalayas southern slopes of the Himalayas
- 水雉 shuǐzhì pheasant-tailed jacanaa species of bird found in China (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)
- 海南孔雀雉 hǎinánkǒngquèzhì Hainan peacock-pheasanta bird species of China with the scientific name Polyplectron katsumatae
- 海雉 hǎizhì mikado pheasanta large bird of the pheasant family endemic to the mountainous regions of Taiwan
- 灰孔雀雉 huīkǒngquèzhì grey peacock-pheasanta bird species of China, also known as the Burmese peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum)
- 灰腹角雉 huīfùjiǎozhì Blyth's tragopana bird species of China, Tragopan blythii
- 白冠长尾雉 báiguānchángwěizhì Reeves's pheasanta bird species native to central and eastern China, known for its long tail feathers
- 白尾梢虹雉 báiwěishāohóngzhì Sclater's monala bird species of China, Lophophorus sclateri
- 白雉 báizhì silver pheasantthe silver pheasant (Lophura nycthemera), a species of pheasant found in forests, mainly in mountains of mainland Southeast Asia and eastern and southern China
- 白颈长尾雉 báijǐngchángwěizhì Elliot's pheasantElliot's pheasant (Syrmaticus ellioti), a species of long-tailed pheasant native to southeastern China
- 矲雉 bàzhì short in stature(literary) short and small in stature; same as [[矲矮|矲矮|ba4 ai3]]
- 红胸角雉 hóngxiōngjiǎozhì satyr tragopana large bird species in the pheasant family native to the Himalayas; Tragopan satyra
- 红腹角雉 hóngfùjiǎozhì Temminck's tragopan(bird species of China) Temminck's tragopan (Tragopan temminckii); a type of pheasant with a red belly and blue facial skin on its face
- 绿尾虹雉 lǜwěihóngzhì Chinese monalChinese monal (Lophophorus lhuysii); a large bird of the pheasant family native to the mountains of western China
- 血雉 xuèzhì blood pheasanta bird species native to the mountains of China and neighboring regions, specifically the Ithaginis cruentus
- 铜翅水雉 tóngchìshuǐzhì bronze-winged jacanaa species of bird found in China and South Asia (Metopidius indicus)
- 雉堞 zhìdié crenelationsThe short, tooth-shaped walls built along the top of a city wall or castle
- 雉媒 zhìméi pheasant decoya domesticated pheasant trained by hunters to attract and lure wild pheasants
- 雉求牡匹 zhìqiúmǔpǐ a female courts a malea female pheasant seeking a male mate; used as a metaphor for a woman who pursues a man or for someone who disregards social conventions regarding romance and propriety
- 雉经 zhìjīng to hang oneselfto commit suicide by hanging
- 雉鸡翎 zhìjīlíng pheasant tail featherlong tail feathers of a pheasant used as head decoration in Chinese opera costumes
- 雉鹑 zhìchún chestnut-throated partridge(bird species of China) chestnut-throated monal-partridge (Tetraophasis obscurus)
- 鸐雉 dízhì reeves's pheasanta type of long-tailed pheasant found in central and eastern China
- 黄腹角雉 huángfùjiǎozhì Cabot's tragopana bird species of China, Tragopan caboti
- 黑头角雉 hēitóujiǎozhì western tragopana bird species of China, Tragopan melanocephalus
- 黑长尾雉 hēichángwěizhì mikado pheasantA species of pheasant endemic to the high-altitude mountains of Taiwan, known for the male's glossy purple-black plumage and white-banded tail; it is a protected species often referred to as Taiwan's unofficial national bird.
- 黑雉 hēizhì brown eared pheasantbrown eared pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum)
- 黑颈长尾雉 hēijǐngchángwěizhì Mrs. Hume's pheasant(bird species of China) Mrs. Hume's pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae)
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH