狗仔隊
Translingual
| simpl. | 狗仔队 | |
|---|---|---|
| trad. | 狗仔隊 | |
Etymology
Literally: pack of puppies
- When the word paparazzi was first introduced to Hong Kong, it was frequently rendered as puppy because the word puppy was easier to pronounce. Additionally, puppies follow people around in a similar way to the paparazzi. Later on, the Cantonese word for puppy (狗仔, jyutping: gau2 zai2) was substituted for the English word. Still later, 隊 ("pack", jyutping: deoi6*2) was added. From Hong Kong, the term eventually spread in popularity to other Chinese speaking areas, such as PRC and Taiwan, where the Mandarin pronunciation of the characters is used.
Cantonese
| simpl. | 狗仔队 | |
|---|---|---|
| trad. | 狗仔隊 | |
Noun
狗仔隊 (traditional, jyutping gau2 zai2 deoi6*2, simplified 狗仔队)
References
狗仔隊 on the Mandarin Wikipedia.zh.Wikipedia- paparazzi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:paparazzi
- "狗仔隊" (in Cantonese/English), Cantodict. URL accessed on 2009-06-07.
Mandarin
| simpl. | 狗仔队 | |
|---|---|---|
| trad. | 狗仔隊 | |
Noun
狗仔隊 (traditional, Pinyin gǒuzǎiduì, simplified 狗仔队)
References
- 狗仔隊 on the Mandarin Wikipedia.zh.Wikipedia
- paparazzi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:paparazzi
- "狗仔隊" (in Mandarin/English), Dr. eye. URL accessed on 2009-06-07.
- 2008, Shujuan Li, Popular Chinese Expressions (流行汉语), edition 2nd (in English/Mandarin), Beijing: Sinolingua, ISBN 978-7-80200-388-0: