生肖
Chinese
to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw |
to resemble; to be like | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (生肖) | 生 | 肖 | |
| simp. #(生肖) | 生 | 肖 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): sang1 ciu3 / saang1 ciu3
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sâng-seu
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): seng-siàu / sng-siàu
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
- Hanyu Pinyin: shēngxiào
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shengsiào
- Wade–Giles: shêng1-hsiao4
- Yale: shēng-syàu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengshiaw
- Palladius: шэнсяо (šɛnsjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- Homophones:
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生肖
- (Standard Chinese, nonstandard variant in Mainland)
- Hanyu Pinyin: shēngxiāo
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧㄠ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shengsiao
- Wade–Giles: shêng1-hsiao1
- Yale: shēng-syāu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengshiau
- Palladius: шэнсяо (šɛnsjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
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笙簫 / 笙箫
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sang1 ciu3 / saang1 ciu3
- Yale: sāng chiu / sāang chiu
- Cantonese Pinyin: sang1 tsiu3 / saang1 tsiu3
- Guangdong Romanization: seng1 qiu3 / sang1 qiu3
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːu̯³³/, /saːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːu̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâng-seu
- Hakka Romanization System: sangˊ seu
- Hagfa Pinyim: sang1 seu4
- Sinological IPA: /saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ seu̯⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seng-siàu
- Tâi-lô: sing-siàu
- Phofsit Daibuun: sengsiaux
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siau²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sng-siàu
- Tâi-lô: sng-siàu
- Phofsit Daibuun: sngsiaux
- IPA (Quanzhou): /sŋ̍³³ siau⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
Noun
生肖
- Chinese zodiac sign (one of the twelve animals symbolising the Twelve Branches used to designate years)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 生肖 (“Chinese zodiac sign”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 生肖 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 屬相 |
| Taiwan | 生肖 | |
| Harbin | 屬相 | |
| Singapore | 生肖 | |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 屬相兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 屬相 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 生肖 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 生肖 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 生肖 | |
| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 生肖 | |
| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 生肖 | |
| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 生肖 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 生肖 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 生肖 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 生相 |
| Quanzhou | 生相 | |
| Zhangzhou | 生相 | |
| New Taipei (Tamsui) | 生相 | |
| New Taipei (Pingxi) | 生相 | |
| Kaohsiung | 生相 | |
| Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 生相 | |
| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 生相 | |
| Yilan (Toucheng) | 生相 | |
| Tainan | 生相 | |
| Tainan (Anping) | 生相 | |
| Penghu (Xiyu) | 生相 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 生相 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 生相 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 生相 | |
| Leizhou | 生相 | |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 生肖 |
| Danyang | 肖屬 | |
| Jinhua | 生肖 | |
Derived terms
- 十二生肖 (shí'èr shēngxiào)
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 生 | 肖 |
Noun
生肖 • (saengcho) (hangeul 생초)