北姑
Chinese
editnorth | paternal aunt | ||
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trad. (北姑) | 北 | 姑 | |
simp. #(北姑) | 北 | 姑 | |
Literally: “northern women”. |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄍㄨ
- Tongyong Pinyin: běigu
- Wade–Giles: pei3-ku1
- Yale: běi-gū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beeigu
- Palladius: бэйгу (bɛjgu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bak1 gu1
- Yale: bāk gū
- Cantonese Pinyin: bak7 gu1
- Guangdong Romanization: beg1 gu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɐk̚⁵ kuː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
edit北姑
- (Mainland China Cantonese) middle-aged female Northerner
- (chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, derogatory, offensive) prostitute from Mainland China
Coordinate terms
edit- (prostitute from Mainland China): 陀地 (“prostitute from Hong Kong”)