逗號

See also: 逗号

Chinese

		stay; stop; to pause (while reading) stay; stop; to pause (while reading); to tease (play with)	number; call; name number; call; name; roar; cry
trad. (逗號)		逗	號
simp. (逗号)		逗	号

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dòuhào

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄡˋ ㄏㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dau⁶ hou⁶, dau⁶ hou^6-2
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tāu-hō / tiō-hō / tō͘-hō

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dòuhào
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄡˋ ㄏㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dòuhào
    • Wade–Giles: tou⁴-hao⁴
    • Yale: dòu-hàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dowhaw
    • Palladius: доухао (douxao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /toʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xɑʊ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dòuhàor
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄡˋ ㄏㄠˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dòuhàor
    • Wade–Giles: tou⁴-hao⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: dòu-hàur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dowhawl
    • Palladius: доухаор (douxaor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /toʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xaʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dau⁶ hou⁶, dau⁶ hou^6-2
    • Yale: dauh houh, dauh hóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dau⁶ hou⁶, dau⁶ hou^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: deo⁶ hou⁶, deo⁶ hou^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐu̯²² hou̯²²/, /tɐu̯²² hou̯²²⁻³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāu-hō
    • Tâi-lô: tāu-hō
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dauxhoi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tau²²⁻²¹ ho²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiō-hō
    • Tâi-lô: tiō-hō
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dioixhoi
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tio⁴¹⁻²² ho⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tō͘-hō
    • Tâi-lô: tōo-hō
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doxhoi
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔ²²⁻²¹ ho²²/

Noun

逗號

1. comma (，) (punctuation mark)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 逗號 (“comma”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		逗號, 逗點
Mandarin	Beijing	逗點兒
	Taiwan	逗號
	Singapore	逗號
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	撇射
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	撇射
Cantonese	Hong Kong	逗號, 逗點
Southern Min	Xiamen	逗點
	Zhangzhou	逗點

Derived terms

• 哈佛逗號／哈佛逗号 (Hāfó dòuhào)
• 牛津逗號／牛津逗号 (Niújīn dòuhào)
• 連續逗號／连续逗号 (liánxù dòuhào)

 

Descendants

• → Zhuang: douhau

See also

• 頓號／顿号 (dùnhào) (、)