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桃太郎

桃太郎

Chinese

		peach
simp. and trad. (桃太郎)		桃	太郎

Proper noun

桃太郎

Momotarō, a hero of Japanese folklore

Noun

桃太郎

(figuratively) Japanese people

Japanese

Kanji in this term
桃	太	郎
もも Grade: S	た Grade: 2	ろう Grade: S

Proper noun

桃太郎 ‎(hiragana ももたろう, romaji Momotarō)

Momotarō, a hero of Japanese folklore

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese 桃 (もも)太 (た)郎 (ろう) ‎(Momotarō).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Táotàiláng

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄠˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄌㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tou⁴ taai³ long⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Táotàiláng
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄠˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄌㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Taurtaylang
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ lɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: táortàiláng
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄠˊㄦㄊㄞˋ ㄌㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taulrtaylang
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰaʊɻʷ³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ lɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tou⁴ taai³ long⁴
  - Yale: tòuh taai lòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tou⁴ taai³ long⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯²¹ tʰɑːi̯³³ lɔːŋ²¹/