媌
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Translingual
Han character
媌 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 女廿田 (VTW), four-corner 44460, composition ⿰女苗)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 266, character 27
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6488
- Dae Jaweon: page 533, character 31
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1056, character 6
- Unihan data for U+5A8C
Chinese
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (苗) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Etymology 1
| trad. | 媌 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 媌 | |
| alternative forms | 嫹 ancient 㑤 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: miáo
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄠˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: miáo
- Wade–Giles: miao2
- Yale: myáu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miau
- Palladius: мяо (mjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: maau4
- Yale: màauh
- Cantonese Pinyin: maau4
- Guangdong Romanization: mao4
- Sinological IPA (key): /maːu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Middle Chinese: maew, maewX
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*mreːw/, /*mreːwʔ/
Definitions
媌
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Etymology 2
| trad. | 媌 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 媌 | |
Pronunciation
Definitions
媌
- (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) prostitute
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) mother (especially said with children, but used face-to-face in some places)
Synonyms
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
媌
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