他媽哥池

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (他媽哥池)		他	媽	哥	池
simp. (他妈哥池)		他	妈	哥	池

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tāmāgēchí

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄚ ㄇㄚ ㄍㄜ ㄔˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): taa¹ maa¹ go¹ ci⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tāmāgēchí
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄚ ㄇㄚ ㄍㄜ ㄔˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tamagechíh
    • Wade–Giles: tʻa¹-ma¹-ko¹-chʻih²
    • Yale: tā-mā-gē-chŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tamhagechyr
    • Palladius: тамагэчи (tamagɛči)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰä⁵⁵ mä⁵⁵ kɤ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: taa¹ maa¹ go¹ ci⁴
    • Yale: tā mā gō chìh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: taa¹ maa¹ go¹ tsi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ta¹ ma¹ go¹ qi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaː⁵⁵ maː⁵⁵ kɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː²¹/

Noun

他媽哥池

1. (Hong Kong) Tamagotchi (Classifier: 隻／只 c; 部 c)
   • 1997 May 20, 威廉士, “tamagochi 與相關的遊戲”, in hk.soc.religion.christianity‎^[1] (Usenet):

     他媽哥池好貴一隻, 唔係個個養得起! [Cantonese, trad.]
     他妈哥池好贵一只, 唔系个个养得起! [Cantonese, simp.]

     taa¹ maa¹ go¹ ci⁴ hou² gwai³ jat¹ zek³,  m⁴ hai⁶ go³ go³ joeng⁵ dak¹ hei²! [Jyutping]

     A Tamagotchis is very expensive; not every one can afford to keep one!

   • 1998 June 19, “正牌(他媽哥池)雞!!”, in hk.entertainment‎^[2] (Usenet):

     正牌(他媽哥池)和不是正牌的(他媽哥池)，智能上或功能上有何分別？ [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     正牌(他妈哥池)和不是正牌的(他妈哥池)，智能上或功能上有何分别？ [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     zing³ paai⁴ (taa¹ maa¹ go¹ ci⁴) wo⁴ bat¹ si⁶ zing³ paai⁴ dik¹ (taa¹ maa¹ go¹ ci⁴), zi³ nang⁴ soeng⁶ waak⁶ gung¹ nang⁴ soeng⁶ jau⁵ ho⁴ fan¹ bit⁶? [Jyutping]

     What differences are there between a real one (Tamagotchi) and one (Tamagotchi) that is not real in terms of its intelligence or functions?

   • 2013, 屈穎妍, 《怪獸家長2：孩子復仇記》, 8th edition, Hong Kong: Skywalker Press Limited, →ISBN, page 66:

     我們根本就把孩子當作他媽哥池！ [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     我们根本就把孩子当作他妈哥池！ [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     ngo⁵ mun⁴ gan¹ bun² zau⁶ baa² haai⁴ zi² dong³ zok³ taa¹ maa¹ go¹ ci⁴! [Jyutping]

     We are basically treating our child as a Tamagotchi!

   • 2020 May 8, Tetsuro, “EVA x 他媽哥池培育使徒”, in 《堅雜誌》‎^[3], number 68, page 43:

     以前玩他媽哥池要餵寵物、玩耍和清理大便等，而培育使徒就要餵食「S2機關」、調整L.C.L濃度，和突破AT力場等，還有其他小遊戲可以玩，樂趣與傳統他媽哥池截然不同。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     以前玩他妈哥池要喂宠物、玩耍和清理大便等，而培育使徒就要喂食「S2机关」、调整L.C.L浓度，和突破AT力场等，还有其他小游戏可以玩，乐趣与传统他妈哥池截然不同。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     ji⁵ cin⁴ waan² taa¹ maa¹ go¹ ci⁴ jiu³ wai³ cung² mat⁶, wun⁶ saa² wo⁴ cing¹ lei⁵ daai⁶ bin⁶ dang², ji⁴ pui⁴ juk⁶ si³ tou⁴ zau⁶ jiu³ wai³ sik⁶ “S2 gei¹ gwaan¹”, tiu⁴ zing² L.C.L nung⁴ dou⁶, wo⁴ dat⁶ po³ AT lik⁶ coeng⁴ dang², waan⁴ jau⁵ kei⁴ taa¹ siu² jau⁴ hei³ ho² ji⁵ waan², lok⁶ ceoi³ jyu⁵ cyun⁴ tung² taa¹ maa¹ go¹ ci⁴ zit⁶ jin⁴ bat¹ tung⁴. [Jyutping]

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Usage notes

• The anime is called 《寵物反斗星》.

Synonyms

• (Taiwan) 塔麻可吉 (tǎmákějí)
• (Mainland China) 拓麻歌子
• (informal) 電子雞／电子鸡 (diànzǐjī)