馬海毛

Chinese

		horse; surname	ocean; sea	hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar
trad. (馬海毛)		馬	海	毛
simp. (马海毛)		马	海	毛

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English mohair + 毛 (máo).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mǎhǎimáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ㄏㄞˇ ㄇㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁵ hoi² mou⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mǎhǎimáo [Phonetic: máhǎimáo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄏㄞˇ ㄇㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mǎhǎimáo
    • Wade–Giles: ma³-hai³-mao²
    • Yale: mǎ-hǎi-máu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maahaemau
    • Palladius: махаймао (maxajmao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maa⁵ hoi² mou⁴
    • Yale: máh hói mòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁵ hoi² mou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ma⁵ hoi² mou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː¹³ hɔːi̯³⁵ mou̯²¹/

Noun

馬海毛

1. mohair