醜小鴨
Chinese
| ugly | duckling | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (醜小鴨) | 醜 | 小鴨 | |
| simp. (丑小鸭) | 丑 | 小鸭 | |
Etymology
Calque of English ugly duckling.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): chǒuxiǎoyā
- (Zhuyin): ㄔㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄚ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): cau2 siu2 aap3-2 / cau2 siu2 aap3
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: chǒuxiǎoyā [Phonetic: chóuxiǎoyā]
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chǒusiǎoya
- Wade–Giles: chʻou3-hsiao3-ya1
- Yale: chǒu-syǎu-yā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: choousheauia
- Palladius: чоусяоя (čousjaoja)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cau2 siu2 aap3-2 / cau2 siu2 aap3
- Yale: cháu síu áap / cháu síu aap
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsau2 siu2 aap8-2 / tsau2 siu2 aap8
- Guangdong Romanization: ceo2 xiu2 ab3-2 / ceo2 xiu2 ab3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɐu̯³⁵ siːu̯³⁵ aːp̚³⁻³⁵/, /t͡sʰɐu̯³⁵ siːu̯³⁵ aːp̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
醜小鴨
- (figurative) ugly duckling