艾虎
Chinese
| Artemisia vulgaris; Chinese mugwort | tiger | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (艾虎) | 艾 | 虎 | |
| simp. #(艾虎) | 艾 | 虎 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: àihǔ
- Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄏㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: àihǔ
- Wade–Giles: ai4-hu3
- Yale: ài-hǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayhuu
- Palladius: айху (ajxu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngaai6 fu2
- Yale: ngaaih fú
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngaai6 fu2
- Guangdong Romanization: ngai6 fu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋaːi̯²² fuː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
艾虎
- polecat (Mustela putorius)
- a tiny cloth "tiger" filled with Chinese mugwort that is worn on the head of a child during the Dragon Boat Festival to ward off evil spirits
Synonyms
- (polecat): 艾鼬 (àiyòu)