呆毛

Chinese

		foolish; stupid; no expression foolish; stupid; no expression; stay	hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar
trad. (呆毛)		呆	毛
simp. #(呆毛)		呆	毛

Etymology

Calque of Japanese アホ毛(げ) (ahoge).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dāimáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄞ ㄇㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁴ mou⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dāimáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄞ ㄇㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: daimáo
    • Wade–Giles: tai¹-mao²
    • Yale: dāi-máu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daimau
    • Palladius: даймао (dajmao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taɪ̯⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngoi⁴ mou⁴
    • Yale: ngòih mòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁴ mou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngoi⁴ mou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²¹ mou̯²¹/

Noun

呆毛

1. (ACG) ahoge (exaggerated cowlick)