貓

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See also: 猫
貓 U+8C93, 貓
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8C93
← 貒
[U+8C92] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 貔 →
[U+8C94]

Translingual

Japanese 猫
Simplified 猫
Traditional 貓

Han character

貓 (Kangxi radical 153, 豸+8, 15 strokes, cangjie input 月竹廿田 (BHTW), four-corner 44260, composition ⿰豸苗)

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1202, character 30
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 36595
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1664, character 5
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3914, character 4
  • Unihan data for U+8C93

Chinese

FWOTD – 8 August 2019

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 貓
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script
Characters in the same phonetic series (苗) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
貓 *mreːw, *mrew
描 *mreːw, *mrew
媌 *mreːw, *mreːwʔ
緢 *mreːwʔ, *mreːws, *mrew
苗 *mrew
猫 *mrew
庿 *mrews

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *mreːw, *mrew) : semantic 豸 + phonetic 苗 (OC *mrew).

Ma Xulun suggested that 豸 was the original character of 貓.

Etymology 1

trad. 貓
simp. 猫
一隻貓／一只猫／一只猫

Onomatopoeic. Compare 喵 (miāo, “meow, the onomatopoeic cry of a cat”).

Schuessler (2007) minimally reconstructs Old Chinese *mau, reasoning that 貓's place among division II syllables results from its onomatopoeic nature instead of an Old Chinese medial *-r-; onomatopoeia is also responsible for the 陰平／阴平 (yīnpíng) tone instead of the expected 陽平／阳平 (yángpíng).

Pronunciation

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Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 貓

  2. cat (Classifier: 隻／只 m c)
  3. (Mandarin, colloquial) to hide oneself
  4. (Mandarin, colloquial) to hang around; to stay somewhere doing nothing
  5. (Cantonese) to get drunk
  6. (Hokkien, Singapore Teochew) stingy; miserly
  7. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) lecherous; lascivious
  8. (Cantonese, non-productive) person with a non-positive attribute
    花面貓／花面猫 [Cantonese]  ―  faa1 min6 maau1 [Jyutping]  ―  someone with a dirty face
    為食貓／为食猫 [Cantonese]  ―  wai6 sik6 maau1 [Jyutping]  ―  gourmand
    病貓／病猫 [Cantonese]  ―  beng6 maau1 [Jyutping]  ―  someone who is ill or physically weak

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 貓 (“cat”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 貓, 狸奴, 狸貓
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 貓
Taxonomic name 貓
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 貓, 貓兒
Taiwan 貓, 貓咪, 咪咪
Harbin 貓
Shenyang 貓
Malaysia 貓
Singapore 貓
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 貓
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 貓子
Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 貓, 咪咪
Wanrong 貓
Xi'an 貓
Dingbian 貓
Xining 貓兒, 貓娃兒
Xuzhou 貓
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) 貓, 貓兒
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 貓
Bayanhot 貓娃子
Lanzhou 貓兒
Ürümqi 貓
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 貓兒
Muli 貓兒
Chongqing 貓兒
Wuhan 貓子, 財喜, 阿嗚 childish
Guiyang 貓, 貓貓, 貓兒, 貓三, 貓咪
Kunming 貓
Guilin 貓
Pingle 貓
Liuzhou 貓, 貓公
Luzhai 貓
Nanning (Wuming) 貓, 貓公
Mae Salong (Lancang) 貓
Mae Sai (Tengchong) 貓
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 貓
Yangzhou 貓, 貓子
Hefei 貓
Huanggang 貓兒
Cantonese Guangzhou 貓
Hong Kong 貓
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) 貓
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) 貓
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) 貓
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) 貓
Macau 貓
Guangzhou (Panyu) 貓
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 貓
Guangzhou (Conghua) 貓
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 貓
Foshan 貓
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 貓
Foshan (Shunde) 貓
Foshan (Sanshui) 貓
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 貓
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 貓
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) 貓
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) 貓
Zhuhai (Doumen) 貓
Jiangmen (Baisha) 貓
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 貓
Taishan 貓
Kaiping (Chikan) 貓
Enping (Niujiang) 貓
Heshan (Yayao) 貓
Dongguan 貓
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 貓
Shenzhen (Dapeng) 貓
Shaoguan 貓
Yunfu 貓
Yangjiang 貓
Xinyi 貓
Lianjiang 貓, 貓公
Nanning 貓
Wuzhou 貓
Yulin 貓
Hepu (Lianzhou) 貓
Beihai 貓
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 貓
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) 貓
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) 貓
Danzhou 貓
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 貓
Singapore (Guangfu) 貓
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 貓
Móng Cái 貓
Gan Nanchang 貓兒, 貓
Pengze 貓
Lichuan 貓兒
Pingxiang 貓子
Liuyang 貓哩
Hakka Meixian 貓公
Xingning 貓公
Dabu (Xihe) 貓公
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 貓
Huiyang 貓
Dongguan (Qingxi) 貓
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 貓
Zhongshan (Wuguishan) 貓公
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 貓
Wuhua (Shuizhai) 貓
Wuhua (Huacheng) 貓, 貓公
Wuhua (Changbu) 貓
Wuhua (Mianyang) 貓
Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua) 貓公, 貓
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) 貓
Jiexi 貓
Luhe 貓仔
Yudu 貓子
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 貓仔
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 貓仔
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 貓仔
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 貓
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 貓仔
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 貓
Hong Kong 貓
Luchuan (Daqiao) 貓
Bobai (Shahe) 貓
Sabah (Longchuan) 貓
Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) 貓公
Senai (Huiyang) 貓
Kuching (Hepo) 貓
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) 貓
Singkawang 貓
Singapore (Meixian) 貓
Singapore (Dabu) 貓公
Huizhou Jixi 貓
Shexian 貓
Huangshan (Tunxi) 貓兒
Xiuning 貓兒, 貓
Yixian 貓兒
Qimen 貓兒
Wuyuan 貓
Jin Taiyuan 貓兒
Pingyao 貓兒
Xinzhou 貓兒
Hohhot 貓
Northern Min Jian'ou 貓唧
Jian'ou (Dikou) 貓唧
Zhenghe (Zhenqian) 貓
Pucheng (Shibei) 貓
Eastern Min Fuzhou 貓囝, 貓, 咪咪 childish
Fuzhou (Changle) 貓囝
Fuqing 貓囝, 貓
Yongtai 貓狸
Gutian 貓狸
Fu'an 貓狸
Ningde 貓狸
Shouning 貓咪
Zhouning 貓狸
Fuding 貓咪
Matsu 貓囝, 貓
Sitiawan (Gutian) 貓狸
Southern Min Xiamen 貓, 貓貓
Quanzhou 貓
Zhangzhou 貓
Zhao'an 貓
Dongshan 貓
Taipei 貓
New Taipei (Sanxia) 貓
Kaohsiung 貓仔, 貓咪
Yilan 貓
Changhua (Lukang) 貓
Taichung 貓仔, 貓
Taichung (Wuqi) 貓
Tainan 貓仔
Taitung 貓
Hsinchu 貓仔, 貓
Kinmen 貓
Penghu (Magong) 貓, 貓咪
Penang (Hokkien) 貓
Singapore (Hokkien) 貓
Manila (Hokkien) 貓
Medan (Hokkien) 貓
Pingnan (Shangdu) 貓
Chaozhou 貓
Haifeng 貓咪, 翻瓦
Bangkok (Teochew) 貓
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 貓
Singapore (Teochew) 貓
Leizhou 貓貓 endearing
Wenchang 貓
Haikou 貓
Puxian Min Putian 貓子
Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) 貓
Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) 貓子
Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) 貓
Xianyou 貓
Xianyou (Fengting) 貓
Xianyou (Youyang) 貓
Central Min Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) 貓
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 貓
Northern Pinghua Guilin (Dahe) 貓兒
Waxiang Guzhang (Gaofeng) 貓子
Yuanling (Shaojiwan) 貓子
Wu Shanghai 貓, 貓咪
Shanghai (Chongming) 貓兒
Suzhou 貓
Wuxi 貓
Danyang 貓, 貓子
Hangzhou 貓
Ningbo 貓
Wenzhou 貓兒, 貓, 貓妞 childish
Jinhua 貓
Xiang Changsha 貓, 貓吱 childish, 壽它子 euphemistic
Xiangxiang 貓
Loudi 貓兒
Shuangfeng 貓兒, 貓
Quanzhou 貓
Xiangnan Tuhua Jiangyong 貓關
Dialectal synonyms of 吝嗇 (“stingy; miserly”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 吝, 嗇, 慳, 吝嗇, 慳吝
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 吝嗇, 小氣, 慳吝
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 小氣, 摳, 摳兒, 摳門兒, 小摳兒, 死摳兒, 摳搜, 摳唆, 嗇刻
Langfang 摳
Chengde 摳兒
Chifeng 吝嗇, 摳兒
Hulunbuir (Hailar) 小摳兒, 小氣
Heihe 吝嗇, 摳, 摳門兒, 小摳兒
Qiqihar 吝嗇, 摳, 摳門兒
Harbin 摳, 摳門兒, 小摳兒, 摳搜, 小氣, 夾夾咕咕, 玍屄
Baicheng 吝嗇, 摳
Changchun 小摳
Tonghua 摳門兒
Shenyang 吝嗇, 小摳, 摳
Jinzhou 吝嗇, 摳, 摳搜, 渠
Malaysia 吝嗇
Singapore 吝嗇
Jilu Mandarin Tianjin 摳兒, 摳門兒, 摳唆, 死摳兒, 窮摳兒
Tangshan 摳惜
Cangzhou 摳兒
Baoding 摳, 窮摳
Shijiazhuang 摳, 老摳兒
Lijin 摳, 不出息
Jinan 摳, 摳門兒, 小氣
Jiaoliao Mandarin Dalian 黑饞
Dandong 吝嗇, 摳, 小摳兒
Yantai 摳, 奸
Yantai (Muping) 摳, 摳搜
Qingdao 奸, 拤古
Zhucheng 拤古
Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 摳唆, 小氣, 吝嗇
Lingbao 吝嗇, 嗇皮
Jining 摳
Daming 老摳兒
Wanrong 摳, 小氣
Linfen 摳
Shangqiu 摳, 老鱉一
Yuanyang 摳兒
Zhengzhou 摳, 尖
Xinyang 尖
Baihe 嗇皮
Xi'an 小氣, 嗇, 吝嗇, 嗇皮, 摳
Baoji 嗇皮
Tianshui 吝嗇
Xining 摳, 摳皮, 細詳, 搜, 小氣
Xuzhou 搜, 摳, 搜摳兒, 搜摳, 搜屄摳兒, 薄氣, 不出血
Fuyang 吝嗇, 摳, 尖
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 摳搜, 薄嗇, 嗇, 小氣
Lanzhou 摳搜, 嗇皮, 嗇, 小氣
Dunhuang 嗇
Hami 摳
Ürümqi 摳, 摳搜, 嗇皮, 小氣
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 摳, 小氣, 夾, 苟, 嗇, 坎
Nanchong 吝嗇, 摳
Hanyuan 嗇
Xichang 嗇, 坎
Zigong 吝嗇, 摳
Chongqing 吝嗇, 夾, 財, 老默, 摳
Wuhan 吝嗇, 摳, 慳, 小氣
Yichang 吝嗇, 嗇, 小氣
Xiangyang 吝嗇, 雀薄
Tianmen 吝嗇
Guiyang 摳, 夾摳, 夾殼, 小氣
Zunyi 摳, 夾殼兒
Bijie 夾摳, 夾殼
Liping 吝嗇, 摳, 小氣
Zhaotong 小氣
Dali 尖鉤鉤
Kunming 吝嗇, 小氣, 秀, 秀氣郎當
Mengzi 摳
Guilin 摳
Guilin (Lingui) 吝嗇
Liuzhou 吝嗇, 摳, 沙, 小氣
Liuzhou (Luorong) 吝嗇
Jishou 摳
Changde 摳
Hanzhong 嗇皮
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 摳, 嗇, 小氣, 尿日鬼
Yangzhou 摳, 小氣, 嗇掐, 嗇苛, 嗇, 吝嗇
Lianyungang 吝嗇, 免頭
Lianshui 小氣
Nantong 小氣, 嗇掐
Anqing 摳
Wuhu 摳, 尿
Hefei 摳, 小氣, 算小
Hong'an 小氣, 慳, 刻薄
Cantonese Guangzhou 孤寒, 慳濕, 度縮, 眼緊, 縮骨, 麻米, 細囈, 小氣, 知微, 知慎
Hong Kong 孤寒, 度縮, 縮骨
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) 孤寒
Macau 孤寒
Guangzhou (Panyu) 孤寒
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 孤寒
Guangzhou (Conghua) 孤寒
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 孤寒
Foshan 孤寒
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 孤寒
Foshan (Shunde) 孤寒
Foshan (Sanshui) 孤寒
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 孤寒
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 孤寒
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) 孤寒
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) 孤寒
Zhuhai (Doumen) 孤寒
Jiangmen (Baisha) 孤寒
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 孤寒
Taishan 孤寒, 針屎
Kaiping (Chikan) 孤寒, 針屎
Enping (Niujiang) 耳屎, 孤寒
Heshan (Yayao) 孤寒
Dongguan 孤寒, 縮骨
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 孤寒
Qingyuan 孤寒
Fogang 孤寒
Yingde (Hanguang) 孤寒
Yangshan 孤寒
Lianshan (Butian) 慳
Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) 孤寒
Shaoguan 孤寒
Shaoguan (Qujiang) 孤寒
Renhua 孤寒
Lechang 孤寒
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) 孤寒
Sihui 孤寒
Guangning 孤寒
Deqing 孤寒
Huaiji 孤寒
Fengkai (Nanfeng) 孤寒
Yunfu 孤寒
Xinxing 孤寒
Luoding 孤寒
Yunan (Pingtai) 孤寒
Yangjiang 孤寒, 小格
Xinyi 孤寒
Lianjiang 小氣, 慳嗇
Nanning 孤寒, 小氣
Wuzhou 孤寒
Beiliu (Tangliao) 慳
Lingshan 慳
Pubei 慳
Beihai 慳濕, 孤寒
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 孤寒
Danzhou 細氣
Singapore (Guangfu) 孤寒
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 小氣
Móng Cái 孤寒
Gan Nanchang 嗇, 小氣
Lichuan 慳吝, 小氣
Pingxiang 肋嗇, 嗇魔, 小氣
Hakka Meixian 齧, 齧察, 歪, 孤寒, 皮西艾曬, 唆嗇, 淒老
Xingning 歪
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 孤寒, 蔑屑
Huidong (Daling) 小氣, 孤寒
Dongguan (Qingxi) 孤寒
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 孤寒
Zhongshan (Wuguishan) 孤寒
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 孤寒
Shaoguan (Qujiang) 孤寒
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) 孤寒
Jiexi 嗇
Luhe 齧察
Changting 癄
Wuping 齧
Wuping (Pingyu) 歪, 齧察
Ninghua 精
Yudu 小氣, 小相
Ruijin 小氣
Shangyou (Shexi) 精, 小氣
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 齧, 齧察, 鹹合澀, 鹹澀
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 齧, 齧察, 齧唧, 鹹合澀, 鹹澀
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 齧, 齧察, 齧合澀, 澀齧
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 齧, 齧察, 鹹合澀
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 齧察, 齧合澀
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 硞, 虯, 鹹合澀
Luchuan (Daqiao) 摳
Beiliu (Tang'an) 小氣
Huizhou Jixi 小毛, 小氣, 小鬼
Shexian 小氣, 吃小米
Jin Taiyuan 小氣, 摳索, 吝嗇
Pingyao 摳, 小氣
Yangyuan 吝嗇, 摳, 磨慳, 慳
Datong 吝嗇, 摳
Xinzhou 鬼祟, 小氣
Lüliang (Lishi) 摳
Changzhi 摳, 慳, 摳搜
Linhe 憋, 缺
Jining 摳
Hohhot 小氣
Erenhot 摳, 小氣
Pingshan 摳唆
Zhangjiakou 摳門兒, 摳, 吝嗇
Handan 小氣, 摳兒門兒, 摳兒, 嗇結頭
Linzhou 摳
Suide 嗇
Northern Min Jian'ou 嗇鄙, 小癖氣
Songxi 小氣
Zhenghe 嗇鄙
Jianyang 嗇鄙
Wuyishan 嗇
Pucheng (Shibei) 嗇
Eastern Min Fuzhou 貽順, 奸狡, 奸狡利, 小氣, 十絕
Fuqing 小氣, 𣍐捨, 奸小利
Southern Min Xiamen 枵鬼, 譴相, 小鄙臉, 貓, 貓神, 貓𡳞 vulgar, 貓潲 vulgar, 㾀屎 vulgar, 鹹, 澀, 鹹澀, 鹹掛澀, 雞孫, 凍霜, 攝屎, 鄙釐, 虯, 竭, 𣍐做儂
Quanzhou 枵鬼, 譴相, 貓, 貓𡳞 vulgar, 貓潲 vulgar, 㾀屎 vulgar, 鹹, 澀, 鹹澀, 鹹掛澀, 雞孫, 捻𡳞 vulgar, 捻, 鄙釐, 虯, 𣍐做儂
Zhangzhou 枵鬼, 小鬼臉, 㾀屎庀 vulgar, 鹹, 澀, 鹹澀, 鹹澀韌, 蟯, 蟯鬼, 蟯疕, 桶庀, 鄙釐, 毛絲, 虯, 𣍐做儂, 雞攝膣, 攝雞膣, 攝屎, 𠢕儉
Zhangpu 枝釐
Yunxiao 夾絲
Taipei 牛螕, 凍霜, 鹹澀
Taipei (Wanhua) 凍霜
New Taipei (Tamsui) 凍霜, 鹹澀, 牛螕, 孤獨
New Taipei (Sanxia) 牛螕, 苛頭, 凍霜, 鹹澀
New Taipei (Pingxi) 孤霜, 㾀屎
Kaohsiung 牛螕, 凍霜, 鹹澀, 硞
Kaohsiung (Cijin) 凍霜, 硞
Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) 凍霜, 鹹澀, 苛頭, 硞, 虯
Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) 凍霜, 鹹澀, 苛頭, 硞, 虯
Kaohsiung (Tianliao) 凍霜, 苛頭
Yilan 凍霜, 貓筩, 鹹澀, 虯
Changhua (Lukang) 虯, 凍霜, 硞, 鹹澀
Taichung 凍霜, 硞, 硞仔頭
Taichung (Wuqi) 凍霜
Tainan 虯, 苛頭, 凍霜, 硞, 鹹澀
Tainan (Anping) 凍霜, 鹹澀, 硞, 虯
Taitung 凍霜
Hsinchu 凍霜, 鹹澀, 㾀屎 vulgar, 鹹
Kinmen 凍霜, 孤霜, 鹹澀
Penghu (Magong) 凍霜, 孤霜, 鹹澀, 牛螕, 虯
Penghu (Xiyu) 孤獨, 凍霜, 鹹澀, 苛頭
Penang (Hokkien) 鹹澀, 鹹
Singapore (Hokkien) 枵鬼, 貓, 鹹, 澀, 鹹澀, 鹹掛澀, 貓潲 vulgar, 貓𡳞 vulgar, 㾀屎 vulgar
Manila (Hokkien) 鹹澀, 鹹, 汌, 貓潲 vulgar
Longyan 挾潲
Datian 澀鼻
Chaozhou 鹹澀
Shantou 鹹澀
Jieyang 鹹澀, 酸澀, 迡噝, 奸狡, 鼠鬼相
Singapore (Teochew) 鹹澀, 貓
Leizhou 慳, 慳嘜, 刻目, 刺麻
Wenchang 鹹澀, 細氣
Haikou 鹹澀
Singapore (Hainanese) 鹹澀, 鹹
Puxian Min Putian 儉嗇, 無𡳞成, 慳
Xianyou 儉嗇, 無𡳞成, 慳
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 孤寒
Zhongshan (Sanxiang) 孤寒, 孽屎
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 小氣, 小相
Northern Pinghua Guilin (Chaoyang) 小氣
Guilin (Zhuyuan) 吝嗇
Lingchuan (Tanxia) 小氣
Wu Shanghai 小氣, 密屑, 賅刁, 摳, 刮皮, 酷, 刁, 勿爽氣
Shanghai (Chongming) 小氣
Suzhou 小氣, 算小, 掐
Wuxi 小氣, 嗇
Changzhou 小氣
Danyang 嗇掐, 小氣
Hangzhou 小氣, 精馬, 精巴
Ningbo 小氣, 刮皮
Wenzhou 小氣, 貓, 吃不得
Jinhua 小氣, 刻嗇, 貓涴
Xiang Changsha 吝毛, 小氣, 摳, 疜
Loudi 小相
Shuangfeng 小氣
Quanzhou 吝嗇
Guanyang (Wenshi) 小相
Xiangnan Tuhua Jiangyong 小氣
Dialectal synonyms of 好色 (“lecherous; fond of women”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 好色
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 好色
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 好色, 色
Harbin 花
Singapore 色
Cantonese Guangzhou 鹹濕, 生雞
Hong Kong 鹹濕, 淫
Taishan 鹹濕
Dongguan 鹹濕
Yangjiang 鹹濕
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 鹹濕 outside the family, 扒灰 within the family
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) 鹹濕
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) 鹹濕
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 鹹濕
Singapore (Guangfu) 鹹濕
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 鹹濕
Móng Cái 鹹濕 outside the family, 扒灰 within the family
Hakka Meixian 花, 好色, 鹹濕
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 鹹濕, 豺
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 痴哥
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 豬哥
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 痴哥
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 痴哥
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 痴哥
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 豬哥
Senai (Hepo) 鹹濕
Eastern Min Fuzhou 草鞋
Southern Min Xiamen 五枝鬚, 臭臊神, 豬哥神, 𪁎哥
Xiamen (Tong'an) 豬哥
Quanzhou 五枝鬚, 臭臊神, 豬哥神
Zhangzhou 五枝鬚, 臭臊神, 豬哥神, 𪁎哥, 𪁎, 貓神, 貓
Taipei 痴哥
Kaohsiung 不四鬼
Yilan 豬哥, 痴哥
Changhua (Lukang) 好色
Taichung 風流
Taichung (Wuqi) 好色
Tainan 𪁎哥
Taitung 豬哥
Hsinchu 豬哥形
Penghu (Magong) 𪁎哥
Singapore (Hokkien) 痴哥, 豬哥
Manila (Hokkien) 五枝鬚, 愛查某
Shantou 好色, 痴哥
Singapore (Teochew) 痴哥
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 鹹濕

Descendants

  • → English: ngeow (via Teochew)

Compounds

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Etymology 2

trad. 貓
simp. 猫
alternative forms 毛

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Pronunciation

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 貓

  1. (Mandarin, colloquial) to bend
    貓腰／猫腰  ―  máoyāo  ―  to bend over; to stoop
Synonyms

Etymology 3

trad. 貓
simp. 猫

Borrowed from English modem.

Pronunciation

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 貓

  2. (Mainland China, colloquial) modem

Compounds

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References

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Japanese

Kanji

貓

(Hyōgai kanji)

Readings

Noun

貓(ねこ) or 貓(ネコ) • (neko)  (counter 匹)

  1. Alternative form of 猫 (“cat”)

Korean

Hanja

貓 (eumhun 고양이 묘 (goyang'i myo))

  1. cat

Vietnamese

Han character

貓: Hán Việt readings: miêu (眉(mi)鑣(tiêu)切(thiết))[1][2][3]
貓: Nôm readings: mèo[1][2], miêu[4]

  1. chữ Hán form of miêu (“cat”).

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nguyễn (2014).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Trần (2004).
  3. ^ Génibrel (1898).
  4. ^ Hồ (1976).
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