看門狗

See also: 看门狗

Chinese

		to guard the entrance; to look after the house	dog
trad. (看門狗)		看門	狗
simp. (看门狗)		看门	狗

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kānméngǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄢ ㄇㄣˊ ㄍㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hon¹ mun⁴ gau²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khòaⁿ-mn̂g-káu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kānméngǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄢ ㄇㄣˊ ㄍㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kanméngǒu
    • Wade–Giles: kʻan¹-mên²-kou³
    • Yale: kān-mén-gǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kanmengoou
    • Palladius: каньмэньгоу (kanʹmɛnʹgou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰän⁵⁵ mən³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hon¹ mun⁴ gau²
    • Yale: hōn mùhn gáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hon¹ mun⁴ gau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: hon¹ mun⁴ geo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːn⁵⁵ muːn²¹ kɐu̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khòaⁿ-mn̂g-káu
    • Tâi-lô: khuànn-mn̂g-káu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qvoarmngkao
    • IPA (Singapore): /kʰuã²¹⁻⁴² mŋ̍²⁴⁻²¹ kau⁴²/

Noun

看門狗

1. guard dog

Synonyms

• 看家狗