綠帽子

See also: 绿帽子

Chinese

		green	hat; cap; headgear hat; cap; headgear; hood; label
trad. (綠帽子)		綠	帽子
simp. (绿帽子)		绿	帽子

Etymology

See 綠頭巾／绿头巾 (lǜtóujīn).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǜmàozi

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄩˋ ㄇㄠˋ ˙ㄗ
Cantonese (Jyutping): luk⁶ mou⁶ zi² / luk⁶ mou^6-2 zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lǜmàozi
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄩˋ ㄇㄠˋ ˙ㄗ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lyùmàozi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: lü⁴-mao⁴-tzŭ⁵
  - Yale: lyù-màu-dz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liuhmaw.tzy
  - Palladius: люймаоцзы (ljujmaoczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ly⁵¹⁻⁵³ mɑʊ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: luk⁶ mou⁶ zi² / luk⁶ mou^6-2 zi²
  - Yale: luhk mouh jí / luhk móu jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: luk⁹ mou⁶ dzi² / luk⁹ mou^6-2 dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: lug⁶ mou⁶ ji² / lug⁶ mou^6-2 ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊk̚² mou̯²² t͡siː³⁵/, /lʊk̚² mou̯²²⁻³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

綠帽子

(literal) green hat
(idiomatic) state of having an unfaithful wife

Derived terms

戴綠帽子 / 戴绿帽子 (dài lǜmàozi)
綠帽子客 / 绿帽子客