看門狗

See also: 看门狗

Chinese

		to guard the entrance; to look after the house	dog
trad. (看門狗)		看門	狗
simp. (看门狗)		看门	狗

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kānméngǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄢㄇㄣˊ ㄍㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hon¹ mun⁴ gau²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khòaⁿ-mn̂g-káu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kānméngǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄢㄇㄣˊ ㄍㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kanméngǒu
  - Wade–Giles: kʻan¹-mên²-kou³
  - Yale: kān-mén-gǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kanmengoou
  - Palladius: каньмэньгоу (kanʹmɛnʹgou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰän⁵⁵ mən³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hon¹ mun⁴ gau²
  - Yale: hōn mùhn gáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hon¹ mun⁴ gau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: hon¹ mun⁴ geo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːn⁵⁵ muːn²¹ kɐu̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khòaⁿ-mn̂g-káu
  - Tâi-lô: khuànn-mn̂g-káu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qvoarmngkao
  - IPA (Singapore): /kʰuã²¹⁻⁴² mŋ̍²⁴⁻²¹ kau⁴²/

Noun

看門狗

guard dog

Synonyms

看家狗

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