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
- (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⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- 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/
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
Noun
看門狗
Synonyms
- 看家狗