貓兒
See also: 猫儿
Chinese
edit| cat | son; child; diminutive suffix | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (貓兒) | 貓 | 兒 | |
| simp. (猫儿) | 猫 | 儿 | |
| anagram | 兒貓／儿猫 | ||
Pronunciation 1
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): maor1 / mao1 er2
- (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): мор (mor, I)
- Cantonese (Jyutping): maau1 ji4-1
- Gan (Wiktionary): mau4 eo
- Jin (Wiktionary): mau1 er1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄠㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: maor
- Wade–Giles: mao1-ʼrh
- Yale: māur
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhaul
- Palladius: маор (maor)
- Sinological IPA (key): /maʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: maor1 / mao1 er2
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɚ⁵⁵/, /mau⁵⁵ ɚ²¹/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: мор (mor, I)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɔ²⁴/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: maau1 ji4-1
- Yale: māau yī
- Cantonese Pinyin: maau1 ji4-1
- Guangdong Romanization: mao1 yi4-1
- Sinological IPA (key): /maːu̯⁵⁵ jiː²¹⁻⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: mau4 eo
- Sinological IPA (key): /mau³⁵ ɵ²/
- (Nanchang)
- Jin
- (Taiyuan)+
- Wiktionary: mau1 er1
- Sinological IPA (old-style): /mau¹¹ əɻ¹¹/
- (Taiyuan)+
Noun
edit貓兒
- (Mandarin, Gan, Jin, chiefly used in children's songs in Cantonese) cat
- 我才剛到後邊去叫打雜兒的添煤，只聽得三間空屋子裡嘩喇嘩喇的響，我還道是貓兒耗子，又聽得噯的一聲，象個人出氣兒的似的。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18th century CE
- Wǒ cái gāng dào hòubian qù jiào dǎzárde tiān méi, zhǐ tīng de sān jiān kòng wūzi lǐ huālā huālā de xiǎng, wǒ hái dào shì māor hàozi, yòu tīng de ǎi de yīshēng, xiàng ge rén chūqìr de shìde. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
我才刚到后边去叫打杂儿的添煤，只听得三间空屋子里哗喇哗喇的响，我还道是猫儿耗子，又听得嗳的一声，象个人出气儿的似的。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]- 猫兒去老鼠出來伸腰 [Cantonese, trad.]
- From: 1828, Robert Morrison, Vocabulary of the Canton Dialect, part III, section I
- maau1 ji4-1 heoi3 lou5 syu2 ceot1 loi4 san1 jiu1 [Jyutping]
- When the cat is gone, the old rat comes out to stretch its loins;—said of young people under strict guardians.
猫儿去老鼠出来伸腰 [Cantonese, simp.]- 烏蠅都嚇死 貓兒都嚇死 周身機關了不起 [Cantonese, trad.]
- From: 1983, 胡渭康 William Hu (lyricist 鄭國江 Cheng Kwok Kong), 《黃金戰士》
- wu1 jing4-1 dou1 haak3 sei2, maau1 ji4-1 dou1 haak3 sei2, zau1 san1 gei1 gwaan1 liu5 bat1 hei2 [Jyutping]
- Flies are scared to death, kitty-cats are too, unbeatable with gadgets all over you
乌蝇都吓死 猫儿都吓死 周身机关了不起 [Cantonese, simp.]
- (dialectal Mandarin) female prostitute
- (Beijing Mandarin, card games) joker
Synonyms
edit- (cat):
- (female prostitute):
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → Mongolian: муур (muur)
Pronunciation 2
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄠ ㄦˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: mao-ér
- Wade–Giles: mao1-êrh2
- Yale: māu-ér
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhauerl
- Palladius: маоэр (maoer)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: maau1 ji4
- Yale: māau yìh
- Cantonese Pinyin: maau1 ji4
- Guangdong Romanization: mao1 yi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /maːu̯⁵⁵ jiː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
edit貓兒
Synonyms
edit| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 小貓 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 小貓兒 |
| Taiwan | 小貓 | |
| Singapore | 小貓 | |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 貓娃兒 |
| Xining | 尕貓娃兒 | |
| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 貓娃子, 貓娃兒 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 貓娃子, 貓娃娃 |
| Lanzhou | 貓娃子 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 咪咪 |
| Guiyang | 貓崽, 小貓咪 childish | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 貓仔 |
| Hong Kong | 貓仔 | |
| Dongguan | 貓仔 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 貓仔 | |
| Gan | Lichuan | 貓崽兒 |
| Pingxiang | 貓崽子 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 細貓公 |
| Yudu | 貓子 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 貓子 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 貓子 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 貓子 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 貓子 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 貓子 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 貓幺 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 貓囝囝, 眯囝 |
| Fuqing | 貓囝, 貓囝囝 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 貓咪 |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 貓囝 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 貓囝 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 貓囝 | |
| Leizhou | 貓囝 | |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 小貓兒 |
| Wenzhou | 貓兒 | |
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