獼猴
See also: 猕猴
Chinese
| macaque | monkey | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (獼猴) | 獼 | 猴 | |
| simp. (猕猴) | 猕 | 猴 | |
Etymology
May be cognate with 沐猴 (OC *moːɡ ɡoː, “macaque”), 母猴 (OC *mɯʔ ɡoː, “macaque”) and 馬猴／马猴 (mǎhóu, “macaque”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: míhóu
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˊ ㄏㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: míhóu
- Wade–Giles: mi2-hou2
- Yale: mí-hóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mihour
- Palladius: михоу (mixou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mi³⁵ xoʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: míhóur
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˊ ㄏㄡˊㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: míhóur
- Wade–Giles: mi2-hou2-ʼrh
- Yale: mí-hóur
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mihourl
- Palladius: михоур (mixour)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mi³⁵ xɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mei4 hau4 / nei4 hau4
- Yale: mèih hàuh / nèih hàuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: mei4 hau4 / nei4 hau4
- Guangdong Romanization: méi4 heo4 / néi4 heo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /mei̯²¹ hɐu̯²¹/, /nei̯²¹ hɐu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mî-kâu
- Tâi-lô: mî-kâu
- Phofsit Daibuun: mi'kaau
- IPA (Xiamen): /mĩ²⁴⁻²² kau²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /mĩ²⁴⁻²² kau²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /mĩ¹³⁻²² kau¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /mĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ kau²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /mĩ²³⁻³³ kau²³/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
獼猴
- rhesus macaque (common species of monkey throughout southern Asia) (Classifier: 隻／只)