貓仔
See also: 猫仔
Chinese
| cat | minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (貓仔) | 貓 | 仔 | |
| simp. (猫仔*) | 猫 | 仔 | |
| alternative forms | 貓囝/猫囝 Min | ||
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): maau1 zai2
- Hakka
- Eastern Min (BUC): mà-giāng
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): niau-á
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: māozǎi
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄠ ㄗㄞˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: maozǎi
- Wade–Giles: mao1-tsai3
- Yale: māu-dzǎi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhautzae
- Palladius: маоцзай (maoczaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: maau1 zai2
- Yale: māau jái
- Cantonese Pinyin: maau1 dzai2
- Guangdong Romanization: mao1 zei2
- Sinological IPA (key): /maːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: meu-é
- Hakka Romanization System: meu eˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: meu4 e3
- Sinological IPA: /meu̯⁵⁵ e³¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: ngiauˇ er
- Sinological IPA: /ŋiau¹¹ ə⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niau-á
- Tâi-lô: niau-á
- Phofsit Daibuun: niau'ar
- IPA (Xiamen): /niãu⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /niãu³³ a⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /niãu⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /niãu⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /niãu⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
貓仔
- (chiefly Cantonese, Eastern Min, Hokkien) kitten
- (Hakka, Eastern Min, Taiwanese Hokkien) cat
- (Tainan Hokkien) female prostitute
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, construction cant) bobcat (vehicle)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 小貓 (“kitten”) [map]
| 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 | |
Dialectal synonyms of 貓 (“cat”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 妓女 (“female prostitute”) [map]
Pronunciation 2
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bâ-á
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bâ-á
- Tâi-lô: bâ-á
- Phofsit Daibuun: ba'ar
- IPA (Xiamen): /ba²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ba²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ba¹³⁻²² a⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /ba²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ba²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
貓仔