魔怪
Chinese
| devil | queer; to blame | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (魔怪) | 魔 | 怪 | |
| simp. #(魔怪) | 魔 | 怪 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: móguài
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: móguài
- Wade–Giles: mo2-kuai4
- Yale: mwó-gwài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: moguay
- Palladius: могуай (moguaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mo1 gwaai3
- Yale: mō gwaai
- Cantonese Pinyin: mo1 gwaai3
- Guangdong Romanization: mo1 guai3
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɔː⁵⁵ kʷaːi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mô͘-koài
- Tâi-lô: môo-kuài
- Phofsit Daibuun: mo'koaix
- IPA (Quanzhou): /mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² kuai⁴¹/
- IPA (Xiamen): /mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² kuai²¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /mɔ̃¹³⁻²² kuai²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
Noun
魔怪
- demons and monsters; fiends
- (Chinese mythology) mogwai (a kind of demon held to be harmful to humans)
Descendants
- → English: mogwai