獼猴

See also: 猕猴

Chinese

		macaque	monkey
trad. (獼猴)		獼	猴
simp. (猕猴)		猕	猴

Etymology

May be cognate with 沐猴 (OC *moːɡ ɡoː, “macaque”), 母猴 (OC *mɯʔ ɡoː, “macaque”) and 馬猴／马猴 (mǎhóu, “macaque”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): míhóu

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧˊ ㄏㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁴ hau⁴, nei⁴ hau⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): mî-kâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: míhóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˊ ㄏㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: míhóu
  - Wade–Giles: mi²-hou²
  - Yale: mí-hóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mihour
  - Palladius: михоу (mixou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi³⁵ xoʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: míhóur
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˊ ㄏㄡˊㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: míhóur
  - Wade–Giles: mi²-hou²-ʼrh
  - Yale: mí-hóur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mihourl
  - Palladius: михоур (mixour)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi³⁵ xɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mei⁴ hau⁴, nei⁴ hau⁴
  - Yale: mèih hàuh, nèih hàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁴ hau⁴, nei⁴ hau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: méi⁴ heo⁴, néi⁴ heo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯²¹ hɐu̯²¹/, /nei̯²¹ hɐu̯²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mî-kâu
  - Tâi-lô: mî-kâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: mi'kaau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /mĩ²⁴⁻²² kau²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /mĩ²⁴⁻²² kau²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /mĩ¹³⁻²² kau¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /mĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ kau²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /mĩ²³⁻³³ kau²³/

Noun

獼猴

rhesus macaque (common species of monkey throughout southern Asia) (Classifier: 隻／只)

Derived terms

獼猴桃／猕猴桃 (míhóutáo)

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