括號

See also: 括号

Chinese

		enclose; include	number; call; name number; call; name; roar; cry
trad. (括號)		括	號
simp. (括号)		括	号

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括號

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kuòhào, guāhào

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄠˋ, ㄍㄨㄚㄏㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kut³ hou⁶ / kut³ hou^6-2
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): koat-hō / khoat-hō

(Teochew, Peng'im): guag⁴ ho⁷
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷kuaq-ghau

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kuòhào
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kuòhào
  - Wade–Giles: kʻuo⁴-hao⁴
  - Yale: kwò-hàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuohhaw
  - Palladius: кохао (koxao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kuòhàor
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄠˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kuòhàor
  - Wade–Giles: kʻuo⁴-hao⁴-ʼrh
  - Yale: kwò-hàur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuohhawl
  - Palladius: кохаор (koxaor)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xaʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guāhào
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄚㄏㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guahào
  - Wade–Giles: kua¹-hao⁴
  - Yale: gwā-hàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guahaw
  - Palladius: гуахао (guaxao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ä⁵⁵ xɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kut³ hou⁶ / kut³ hou^6-2
  - Yale: kut houh / kut hóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kut⁸ hou⁶ / kut⁸ hou^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: kud³ hou⁶ / kud³ hou^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰuːt̚³ hou̯²²/, /kʰuːt̚³ hou̯²²⁻³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koat-hō
  - Tâi-lô: kuat-hō
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koathoi
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuat̚³²⁻⁴ hɤ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuat̚³²⁻⁵ ho²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kuat̚³²⁻⁴ ho³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kuat̚³²⁻⁴ ho²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoat-hō
  - Tâi-lô: khuat-hō
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoathoi
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰuat̚⁵⁻²⁴ ho⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: guag⁴ ho⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kuak hō
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuak̚²⁻⁴ ho¹¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁷kuaq-ghau
  - MiniDict: kuah^入 ghau
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴kuaq-hhau
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kuaʔ³³ ɦɔ⁴⁴/

Noun

括號

bracket; parenthesis

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 括號 (“parenthesis; bracket”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		括號, 括弧
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	括號兒, 括弧兒
	Taiwan	括號, 括弧
	Singapore	括號, 括弧
Cantonese	Guangzhou	括弧, 括號
Cantonese	Hong Kong	括弧, 括號
Hakka	Meixian	括號
Southern Min	Xiamen	括號, 括弧
	Quanzhou	括號, 括弧
	Zhangzhou	括號, 括弧
	Shantou	括號
Wu	Shanghai	括號, 括弧

Derived terms

中括號／中括号 (zhōngkuòhào)
圓括號／圆括号 (yuánkuòhào)
大括號／大括号 (dàkuòhào)
小括號／小括号
尖括號／尖括号 (jiānkuòhào)
方括號／方括号 (fāngkuòhào)
方頭括號／方头括号 (fāngtóu kuòhào)