呼麥

Chinese

		to call; to cry; to shout to call; to cry; to shout; to breath out; to exhale	wheat; barley; oats
trad. (呼麥)		呼	麥
simp. (呼麦)		呼	麦
alternative forms		呼嘜／呼唛

Etymology

Borrowed from Tuvan хөөмей (xöömey) or Mongolian ᠬᠥᠭᠡᠮᠡᠢ (kögemei, “fauces; throat singing”); cf. Khalkha Mongolian хөөмий (xöömii).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hūmài

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨ ㄇㄞˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hūmài
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨ ㄇㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: humài
    • Wade–Giles: hu¹-mai⁴
    • Yale: hū-mài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: humay
    • Palladius: хумай (xumaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu⁵⁵ maɪ̯⁵¹/

Noun

呼麥

1. (music) Tuvan throat singing