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broody in Chinese

broody in Chinese is 鸡 — broody means feeling a strong longing to have a baby.

broody in Chinese

鸡
noun
Pronounced: jī
A female bird in the condition to incubate eggs; a broody hen, duck, etc.

What does "broody" mean?

  1. adjective Feeling a strong longing to have a baby.
    "Holding the newborn made her come over all broody."
  2. adjective Quiet, moody and lost in gloomy thought.
    "He'd been broody all evening and wouldn't say why."
  3. adjective Of a hen, sitting on eggs to hatch them, or wanting to.
    "One of the hens has gone broody and won't leave the nest box."
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broody in a sentence

  • Holding the newborn made her come over all broody.
  • He gets broody every time his sister brings the twins round.
  • He'd been broody all evening and wouldn't say why.
  • There's a broody, unsettled quality to the whole album.

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What is "broody" in Chinese?
"broody" in Chinese is 鸡. broody means: Feeling a strong longing to have a baby.
How do you pronounce 鸡?
"broody" in Chinese is 鸡, pronounced "jī".
How do you use "broody" in a sentence?
Example: "Holding the newborn made her come over all broody." In Chinese, "broody" is 鸡.
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