怯夫
Chinese
| afraid; rustic | husband; man | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (怯夫) |
怯 | 夫 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: qièfū
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄈㄨ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cièfu
- Wade–Giles: chʻieh4-fu1
- Yale: chyè-fū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiehfu
- Palladius: цефу (cefu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹ fu⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: quèfū
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄈㄨ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cyuèfu
- Wade–Giles: chʻüeh4-fu1
- Yale: chywè-fū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiuehfu
- Palladius: цюэфу (cjuefu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹ fu⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
Noun
怯夫
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 懦夫 (“coward; craven”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 懦夫, 怯夫 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 膽小鬼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 孬火藥 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 冇膽鬼, 冇膽匪類 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 苶毬 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 荏貨 |
| Quanzhou | 懾屎跤 | |
| Zhangzhou | 荏貨, 統雞 | |
| Tainan | 術仔 GT | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 膽小鬼 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 孱頭, 孱頭東西 |
| Hangzhou | 膽小鬼兒 | |